Valyantsina Mikalaeuna ZIANKEVICH

Valyantsina Ziankevich is a Belarusian judge who serves in a Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Minsk City Court. She has issued politically-motivated rulings against the opponents of the Belarusian authorities. She has convicted at least seven Belarusian citizens on political grounds, including Maryna Zolatava, TUT.BY editor-in-chief, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison, and Liudmila Chekina, TUT.BY general director, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison in Mar 2023. She has a documented history of issuing politically-motivated rulings against the opponents of the Belarusian authorities since 2022. She is therefore responsible for serious violations of human rights and the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus.

Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Minsk City Court, Judge

Judge of the City Court of Minsk, former judge of Leninski District Court of Minsk. In 2010 she fined or sentenced the following representatives of civil society for their peaceful protests: a) 2010.12.20, Yarmolaw Yahor, 12 days in prison; b) 2010.12.20, Palubok Alyaksandr, 15 days in prison; c) 2010.12.20, Mikhalkin Zakhar, 10 days in prison; d) 2010.10.20, Smalak Syarhey, 15 days in prison; e) 2010.12.20, Vassilewski Alyaksandr, 15 days in prison. Repeatedly imposed prison terms against those involved in peaceful protests and, as a result, she was responsible for the repression of civil society and of the democratic opposition in Belarus.

Valyantsina Ziankevich est une juge biélorusse qui siège au sein d’un collège judiciaire pour les affaires pénales du tribunal de la ville de Minsk. Elle a rendu des décisions motivées par des considérations politiques à l’encontre des opposants aux autorités biélorusses. Elle a condamné au moins sept citoyens biélorusses pour des motifs politiques, dont Maryna Zolatava, rédactrice en chef de TUT.BY, qui a été condamnée à douze ans de prison, et Liudmila Chekina, directrice générale de TUT.BY, qui a été condamnée à douze ans de prison en mars 2023. Il est prouvé qu’elle rend des décisions motivées par des considérations politiques contre les opposants aux autorités biélorusses depuis 2022. Elle est donc responsable de graves violations des droits de l’homme et de la répression de la société civile et de l’opposition démocratique en Biélorussie.