In January 2020, a judge handed down death sentences for Stanislaw Kostsew and Ilya Kostsew.
An appeal was dismissed on May 22, 2020, against the two brothers who murdered a teacher.
The last remaining appeal is solely held to the President. The Kostsew brothers are asking Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko for clemency.
Since July 2020, the Kostsew brothers have both been transported to the Minsk Detention Center to await their execution. Both have asked to see a priest ahead of their execution.
The executioner, who remains anonymous throughout the entire process, is kept behind a closed door. When an execution occurs, the condemned is blindfolded and asked to kneel forward when the executioner stands forward and shoots the prisoner one time in the head. If the prisoner is still alive after the shot, a second shot is immediate to conclude the execution. The body is taken away and given back to the family if that request is granted at the Detention Center.
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