Vadzim Rushkevich
Prisoner
Date of birth: 11 March 1974
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Sviatlana Charapanava
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 1
Groups: Businessmen
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Vadzim Rushkevich is a businessman with a background in the import of computers and computer components. He has founded and/or served as director of numerous organizations in this field. Most recently, he served as Deputy Director for Commercial Issues at Avard Service and Director of SanRan.
He was detained in late 2023. The KGB included Rushkevich on the list of participants in the "extremist formation Trielit."
The trial commenced on May 20, 2024, in Minsk City Court with Judge Sviatlana Charapanava presiding. Vadzim will be tried under two articles: Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code (participation in actions that grossly violate public order, or calls for such participation) and Part 3 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code (Calls for sanctions or other actions aimed at causing harm to the national security).
