49-year-old programmer from Babruysk sentenced in a political case
Siarhei Sinitski was given restricted freedom.
Siarhei Sinitski is 49 years old and from Babruysk. The man received higher education at BSUIR (Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics) in the Faculty of Radio Engineering and Electronics.
In the late 1990s, he tried to engage in business and registered as an individual entrepreneur (IE), but it was liquidated in 2003.
For a long time, Siarhei worked as a programmer at OJSC "Belarusgumatekhnika". Later, he worked in the same position at "Ecover," a major tire recycling company.
The criminal case against Sinitski was heard by the court of the Leninsky district of Mogilev. The programmer was accused under parts 1 and 2 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code of Belarus — aiding extremist activity.
He was sentenced to restricted freedom.
Mass political repressions in the country began after 2020. At that time, Alexander Lukashenka lost to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya but did not cede power to her, instead forcing her to leave the country. Mass popular protests against the dictatorship and election fraud took place. The authorities responded with repressions.
According to calculations by the "Belpol" association of security forces and human rights defenders, the names of at least 10,050 people who fell victim to politically motivated criminal cases are known. In total, one form or another of political repression (criminal cases, administrative charges, dismissals, searches, forced emigration) has affected hundreds of thousands of Belarusians.
The Belarusian authorities consider "extremism" the demand for free elections with transparent vote counting, as well as virtually any criticism of the authorities, pro-Russian historical narratives, expressions of solidarity with Ukraine, and anti-war statements.
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