Arsenii Dziadok

activist

Date of birth: 29 December 2002

Date of detention: 20 April 2022

Charges indicted:

Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Prison sentence start date: 26 May 2023

Judge: Maryna Fiodarava

Prison: Open correctional facility No. 9

Arsenii Dziadok is a youth activist and former activist of BPF Youth. He was detained on April 20, 2022.

A "repentant video" with him appeared on pro-governmental Telegram channels, where he says that he allegedly "took part in protests in August 2020" and "was registered in Peramoha chat-bot".

Arsenii was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (group actions grossly violating public order).

Mail address: Open correctional facility No. 9. 210034, Vitebsk, street 3rd Chepinskaya, 39

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