Anatol Piatrouski

Charges indicted:

Art. 364 of the Criminal Code β€” Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies

Sentence: 3 years

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Judge: Natallia Buhuk

Anatol Piatrouski is a resident of Minsk convicted of using violence against a police officer.

On May 13, 2021, Judge Natallia Buhuk of the Frunzienski District Court of Minsk sentenced Piatrouski to three years of home confinement.

According to the indictment, during a protest held in Minsk on October 4, 2020, Piatrouski "committed an act of violence" against riot police officer Ziukin, by grabbing his rubber truncheon and "twitching" it, causing him "physical pain."

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