Albert Harbuz

sentenced to 1 year of imprisonment

Former prisoner

Date of detention: 23 January 2023

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 1 year

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 21 October 2023

Judge: Yuliya Krepskaya

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Albert Harbuz

Albert Harbuz was arrested on January 23, 2023, for participating in the protests in Minsk in 2020.

He was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code ('Active participation in group actions grossly disrupting public order').

On July 10, 2023, in the Frunzienski District Court of Minsk, Judge Yuliya Krepskaya sentenced the political prisoner to 12 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.

Harbuz was released from prison on October 21, 2023.

 

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