In early October 2020, a policeman's car was blown up and his unfinished house was set on fire, Viasna reports.

The policeman stated that he had received threats to his health and life, but not to his property.

From the beginning of this trial, threats allegedly began to be leveled at his parents.

The victim filed a lawsuit for compensation of moral and property damage to all 12 defendants in the case.

According to experts, the property damage amounted to 44,408.37 Belarusian rubles.

The moral damage is estimated at 15,000 Belarusian rubles.

Pavel Sava

, the alleged perpetrator of the arson, fully acknowledged the damage.

The others, including Autukhovich, refused to recognize her.

Who is on trial?

Mikalai Autukhovich is

59 years old.

In the past, he was an officer who went through the war in Afghanistan.

In independent Belarus he was the owner of a taxi service in Vaukavysk.

He often had problems with local authorities.

In 2004, Autukhovich tried to get into parliament, and independent sociologists even witnessed his victory in the first round.

Autukhovich went through two prison terms, both times he was recognized a political prisoner.

He was on a long hunger strike in prison and escaped from police custody.

Autukhovich was tried in 2010 for plotting a terrorist attack for allegedly plotting to assassinate

Uladzimir Sauchanka , chairman of the Hrodna regional executive committee, and

Vasil Kamianko

, deputy minister of taxes and duties

.

However, he was convicted of five bullets found during the search.

Then Nicholas received 5.5 years (released in 2014).

The family of an Orthodox priest from Brest

Siarhei Razanovich

is also on trial .

He was the rector of the church in the village of Stepanki, Zhabinka district.

Together with his father, his wife Lyubov

and son

Pavel

are on the dock

.

Lyubov Razanovich used to own a taxi service in Brest, and has known Autukhovich ever since.

In 2006 she went on a hunger strike.

Pavel worked in the enforcement department of the Maskouski district of Brest.

Autukhovich was detained at their house.

Uladzimir Hundar

is a 60-year-old local historian from Baranavichy.

In the past he also went through the war in Afghanistan.

Disabled, no legs.

Already sentenced to three years in prison for "violence against an official."

Olga Mayorova

is a former UCP activist.

She is accused of running social networks of the "To Freedom" campaign initiated by Autukhovich.

Detained in Krupki district.

Halina Derbysh

is a pensioner from the agro-town Obukhovo in Hrodna district.

Has oncology and heart problems.

She allegedly gave Autukhovich her car for "reconnaissance".

Another pensioner

Irina Melcher

and her son

Anton

- from Brest.

Viktar Snegur

is from Homel region, he is accused of helping to cross the border.

Lesser-known people are

Iryna Harachkina

and

Paval Sava.

What are they accused of?

The indictment includes the following articles of the Criminal Code: 289 "Terrorist Act", 357 "Conspiracy to seize power in an unconstitutional way", 295 "Illegal actions with regard to firearms and ammunition", 285 "Participation in a criminal organization", 130 "Incitement to hatred". , 361 "Calls for actions that harm the national security of Belarus."

And these are just the most serious of the whole bunch of accusations.

To put it simply, people are accused of setting fire to an unfinished house in Vaukavysk, which belonged to a local police officer.

And also in the arson of cars of law enforcement officers in Vaukavysk and Hrodna.

No one was injured as a result of these actions.

The prosecution claims that during a search of the house of Razanovich, where Autukhovich temporarily lived, many weapons were found: submachine guns, pistols, TNT grenades.