Illia Trubin

former KGB officer, sentenced to 16 years of imprisonment

Date of birth: 24 March 1987

Date of detention: 12 August 2021

Charges indicted:

Art. 295 of the Criminal Code — Unlawful acts against firearms, ammunition and explosives
Art. 295-3 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions in relation to objects which action is based on use of combustible substances
Art. 289 of the Criminal Code — An act of terrorism

Sentence: 16 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony

Judge: Dzmitryi Kryvela

Prison: Penal colony No. 22

On the list of “terrorists” (money transfers are prohibited)

Illia Trubin is a former KGB officer.

He was charged under three articles of the Criminal Code for setting fire to two toll collection devices:

Art. 295 of the Criminal Code — Unlawful acts against firearms, ammunition and explosives
Art. 295-3 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions in relation to objects which action is based on use of combustible substances
Art. 289 of the Criminal Code — An act of terrorism

On June 20, the KGB put him on the list of persons involved in terrorist activities.

As the result, Judge Dzmitryi Kryvela sentenced  Trubin to 16 years of imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 22. 225295, Brest region, Ivacevičy, station Damanava, PO Box 20

Addresses of prisons:

What should I know and how to help?

✉️ Write a letter. Make a scan of your letter or postcard and share it online

🤝 Please use the Russian (or Belarusian) name of the prison

💡 Foreign-language messages may be blocked, so attach a translation (e.g. translate.google.com)

💡 A big guide about helping Belarusian political prisoners from abroad

💡 More tips here

Support “Viasna”