Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex52 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBaranavichy, Brest region
Held atPenal Colony No. 15
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence12 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
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Case Summary
Dzmitryi Maloczka, a former entrepreneur, was sentenced to 12 years in a general regime penal colony for high treason. The charges stemmed from filming military equipment on a train platform. He is a father of three.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Дзмітрый Малочка, былы рамеснік, быў асуджаны да 12 гадоў калоніі агульнага рэжыму за здраду дзяржаве. Абвінавачанне было звязана са здымак вайсковай тэхнікі на чыгуначнай платформе. Ён з'яўляецца бацькам трыо дзяцей.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01High treason
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-356
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
November 27, 2023
Sentence served
2y 7mo / 12 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
ViasnaCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Dzmitryi Maloczka (PPW case cmmjn3tm). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjn3tmw00c31vyaq0w6ik8i. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/dzmitryi-maloczka).
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