Andrei Abraztsou
lawyer, sentenced to 2 years
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 12 April 1976
Date of detention: 17 December 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: 2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 17 December 2021
Date of release: 9 December 2023
Judge: Sviatlana Charapovich
Prosecutor: Ina Zubko
Groups: Lawyers and attorneys
Notes: Parents of three or more children
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Andrei Abraztsou is a lawyer and has three minor children. He was detained on December 16, 2020, spent three days in a temporary detention facility and then was released having signed the obligation not to leave until the trial.
Andrey was charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them) for participation in the protest in Minsk on October 25, 2020.
Andrei Abraztsou was sentenced to two years of restricted liberty at an open penitentiary ("khimiya"). He started serving his sentence on December 17, 2021.
