{"id":115678,"date":"2024-11-27T19:36:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T16:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/115678\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"former-volunteer-fighter-declared-political-prisoner","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/115678\/","title":{"rendered":"Former volunteer fighter declared political prisoner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

November 27, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian human rights organizations have designated 18 people, including Vasil Vieramiej\u010dyk, a former Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment fighter deported from Vietnam, as political prisoners, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their charges ranged from incitement to hatred and violent disorder to mercenarism and high treason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eleven of them were sentenced to prison: Ta\u0107ciana and U\u0142adzimir Ka\u0161\u010deje\u016d, Ihar Bacian (12 years), Illa Nary\u0161kin (15 years), Natalla Zajcava (1 year), Jana Karlijonava (1 year), Alena Barysiuk (2.5 years), Anatol \u0160ulak (3 years), Anastasija \u017dylskaja, Iryna Mazol (1 year) and D\u017amitryj Ho\u0142ub (4 years).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natalla Mikuli\u010d, sentenced to compulsory psychiatric treatment, was also declared a political prisoner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, the status was granted to six people in custody: Ta\u0107ciana Alaksiej\u010dyk, Alaksandar Jackievi\u010d, Alaksiej Silenka, Ta\u0107ciana Badrenka, Alena Marozava and Vasil Vieramiej\u010dyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding Vieramiej\u010dyk, it is stated that threatening officials was a minor charge (he was suspected of trying to set fire to prosecutors’ car). His extradition to Belarus was reported on November 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n ONT video still (via Prakopje\u016d-Jahora\u016d Bloc)<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Having analyzed the aforementioned cases of criminal prosecution, the human rights defenders found a political motive in each of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement was signed by Viasna, the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva and Lawtrend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 1,286 designated political prisoners in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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