Sergei Dylevsky
Sergei Dylevsky Сяргей Дылеўскі Сергей Дылевский | |
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Born | |
Citizenship | Belarus |
Occupation | Engineer |
Known for | Activist, dissident |
Sergei A. Dylevsky (
Early years
Dylevsky was born on 1 September 1989 in Minsk to working-class parents, who, as of 21 August 2020[update], were employees at Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ). He studied machine construction at a technical college in Minsk and chose to become a steel temperer.[1]
2020 election protests
Following the
On 17 August, Dylevksy led a march of 5,000 striking MTZ workers.[2]
On 18 August, Dylevksy stated that 50 people demonstrating in front of MTZ to support the workers were detained.[3]
On 19 August, Dylevsky was chosen as one of the members of the presidium of the Coordination Council, which aims to coordinate a transition of political power from president Alexander Lukashenko who claims to have won the 9 August 2020 Belarusian presidential election.[4]
On 20 August, Alexander Konyuk, the Prosecutor-General of Belarus, initiated criminal proceedings against the members of the Coordination Council under Article 361 of the Belarusian Criminal Code, on the grounds of attempting to seize state power and harming national security.[5][6]
By 21 August, Dylevsky had become a "political star" according to the
Legal pressure
On 21 August 2020, Dylevsky and fellow presidium member Maxim Znak entered the premises of the Investigative Committee of the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus (KGB) for interrogation; they were later released.[7][1][4]
On 24 August 2020, Dylevsky was detained by the security services along with fellow presidium member Olga Kovalkova whilst they both attempted to support striking workers at the Minsk Tractor Works factory.[8][9][10] He was sentenced to 10 days' imprisonment the following day.[11][12][13]
As of 27 August 2020, Dylevsky's lawyer has been unable to meet with him.[14][15] On 21 September 2020 he was released from prison.[16] In October 2020, Dylevsky left Belarus to resettle in Warsaw.[17]
In March 2023, Dylevsky was convicted to 12 years in prison in absentia. Tsikhanouskaya and several other leaders of the 2020 protests were convicted in absentia on the same day.[18]
Awards and recognitions
In December 2020, Dylevsky was named among the representatives of the Democratic Belarusian opposition, honored with the Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament.[19]
References
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- ^ a b c "Belarusians 'will never accept current leadership': Tikhanovskaya". Al Jazeera English. 21 August 2020. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "МАЯ КРАІНА БЕЛАРУСЬ". Telegram.
- ^ "Belarus Opens Criminal Probe Against Oppositions Coordination Council- Prosecutor General". UrduPoint.
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- ^ "Belarus jails second opposition member for 10 days". The Star.
- ^ Makhovsky, Andrei (26 August 2020). "Belarus jails two opposition leaders; teachers head rally of thousands" – via www.reuters.com.
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- ^ "Белсат". Telegram.
- ^ "Кулуары KYKY". Telegram.
- ^ "Глава стачкома МТЗ Сергей Дылевский вышел на свободу после 25 суток ареста: Что он рассказал".
- ^ "Belarus Opposition Leader Gives Lukashenko Ultimatum to Resign".
- ^ "Borrell describes sentences to Belarusian opposition activists as absurd". Interfax-Ukraine. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Belarusian opposition receives 2020 Sakharov Prize". European Parliament. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.