Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex51 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inHrodna, Hrodna region
Held at—
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence9 years
Belarus · context
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Case Summary
Dzmitryi Skubilau is a former customs officer who was detained after being deported from Lithuania. He was accused of cooperating with Lithuanian security services, a charge he denies. He was sentenced to nine years in a general regime penal colony, but his current location is unknown.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Дзмітрый Скубілаў — былы супрацоўнік мытні, які быў затрыманы пасля дэпартацыі з Літвы. Яго абвінавацілі ў супрацы з літоўскімі спецслужбамі. Ён быў асуджаны да 9 гадоў калоніі агульнага рэжыму, але яго актуальнае месцазнаходжанне невядомае.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Treason
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-356
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 9, 2023
Sentence served
2y 11mo / 9 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 Skubilau (PPW case cmmjn7rz). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjn7rzr00dq1vyakf8lft0b. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/dzmitryi-skubilau).
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