Aliaksei Artsetski
served full term, released
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 21 August 1984
Date of detention: 15 March 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 23 July 2022
Judge: Dzmitryi Shuryn
Prosecutor: Mikhail Yushchuk, Stsiapan Liashok
Cases: The round dance case
Aliaksei Artsetski is a resident of Brest targeted in a criminal case opened after the dancing protest of September 13, 2020.
Artsetski was initially at large as a suspect in the case (under Article 342 of the Criminal Code, active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order). On March 15, 2021, he was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in a general-security penal colony.
Aliaksei served his sentence in full and was released on July 23, 2022.
