Anatol Zakurko

Prisoner

Date of birth: 18 August 1984

Date of detention: 21 February 2024

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

Judge: Dzmitry Shuryn

Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 6

Notes: Parents of three or more children

Cases: Protests in Brest

Anatol Zakurko was arrested on February 21, 2024 in connection with his participation in the post-election protests. He was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (active participation in group actions that seriously violate public order).

Anatol has three children.

On August 5, 2024, Judge Dzmitry Shuryn sentenced Zakurko to 1 year and 6 months in a general-security penal colony.

 
Mail address: Pre-trial detention center No. 6. 225413, Baranavičy, vulica Bresckaja 258B

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