Aliaksei Dudko
sentenced to 2 1/2 years of restricted freedom
Date of birth: 23 October 1990
Date of detention: 12 January 2022
Charges indicted:
Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 2 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 2 April 2022
Judge: Yauhen Yerafeyeu
Prison: Open correctional facility No. 24
Aliaksei Dudko was convicted under Part 1 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (Participation in group actions grossly violating public order) for participation in protests in August 2020.
According to the investigation, Dudko, along with other residents of Žlobin, took an active part in the mass protests on August 9-10, 2020. They allegedly did not respond to orders by police officers, shouted slogans, violated public order and obstructed the work of public transport and government institutions.
Judge Yauhen Yerafeyeu sentenced Dudko to 2.5 years of restricted freedom in an open-type penitentiary.
