Who is the Czech citizen who came to Belarus to his sick mother and was arrested for donations in support of Ukraine
Vital Demidchik from Grodno has lived in the Czech Republic for the last twenty years and held dual citizenship. He faces up to ten years in prison.
Vital Demidchik was born in 1974 in Grodno. Since 2006, he has permanently lived in the Czech Republic, where he obtained local citizenship, while retaining his Belarusian passport.
In Prague, Vital was involved in business: from spring 2025, he was registered as an individual entrepreneur. His activities were related to transport, IT, and real estate rental.
His peaceful life in Europe was interrupted when, in the summer of 2026, Vital decided to go to Belarus to visit his sick mother. Shortly after crossing the border, on June 30, he was detained by security forces.
The man is currently held in Minsk pre-trial detention center No. 1 awaiting trial. The reason for the criminal prosecution was money transfers in support of Ukraine.
Demidchik faces five to ten years in prison with a fine under Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code.
Human rights activists have already recognized Vital as a political prisoner.
An action in support of the political prisoner took place at the congress of Belarusians in the Czech Republic.
Mass political repressions in the country began after 2020. At that time, Alexander Lukashenka lost to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya but did not hand over power to her, forcing her to leave the country. Mass popular protests against the dictatorship and election falsification took place. The authorities responded with repressions.
According to calculations by the "Belpol" association of security forces and human rights activists, the names of at least 10,050 people who fell under politically motivated criminal cases are known. In total, various political repressions (criminal cases, administrative cases, dismissals, searches, forced emigration) affected hundreds of thousands of Belarusians.
The Belarusian authorities consider "extremism" to be 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 speeches.
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Нет, не находится. Работают посольства и т.д. Тогда какая разница, кому донатит гражданин РБ: ВС РФ или ВСУ? Нет разницы. Значит, отвественность/безответственность за такое финансирование должна быть одинаковая. Что скажет на это Конституционный суд РБ?
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