Aliaksei Yakubuk
sentenced to 1 1/2 years of restricted freedom
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 25 September 1991
Date of detention: 7 July 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: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Date of release: 28 November 2022
Judge: Sviataslau Kalina
Cases: The round dance case
Aliaksei Yakubuk is a defendant in the Brest "dancing protest case" opened after the events of September 13, 2020 when the protesters were dispersed by a water cannon.
Yakubuk was charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
On February 25, 2021, the Lieninski District Court of Brest sentenced Yakubuk to 1.5 years in an open correctional facility ("khimiya").
