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Five members of The Kalinouski Regiment are set to be tried in absentia in Belarus. The Investigative Committee has completed its preliminary investigation under special proceedings and has transferred the case materials to the Prosecutor General’s Office for referral to court.
Special proceedings against Mikalai Boika, Yury Makitau, Natallia Nikitsina, Krystsina Stankevich and Mikhail Chuprynski were initiated on May 27.
They are charged under Article 285 of the Criminal Code (establishing or participating in a criminal organization), Article 357 (conspiracy to seize state power), Article 361-1 (establishing or participating in an “extremist formation”), Article 361-3 (participation in an armed formation or armed conflict on the territory of a foreign state), Article 361-4 (facilitating extremist activity), Article 361-5 (undergoing training or other preparation for participation in extremist activity), and Article 290-5 (organizing or participating in the activities of a terrorist organization).