Ryhor Hunko
sentenced to 6 years in prison
Date of birth: 29 April 1989
Date of detention: 10 August 2020
Charges indicted:
Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
Sentence: 6 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Judge: Yauhen Brehan
Prison: Penal colony No. 3
Ryhor Hunko is one of many protesters detained in Pinsk following the events of August 9. Hunko was detained on August 10 and taken into custody. He was charged under Part 2 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code (participation in mass riots).
On April 30, 2021, Judge Yauhen Brehan of the Maskoŭski District Court of Brest sentenced the defendant to 6 years in a medium-security penal colony.