Andrei Burak
Prisoner
Date of birth: 10 July 1972
Date of detention: 11 May 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it
- Part 1 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism
Sentence: 5 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Yauhen Khatkevich
Prison: Penal colony No. 8
Andrei Burak was initially charged with hooliganism (Part 3 of Article 339 of the Criminal Code) and creation of an extremist formation or participation in it (Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code).
On February 29, 2024, Burak was found guilty and sentenced to five years' imprisonment under Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code. The charge of hooliganism was dropped. The trial began on February 15, and the case was considered by Judge Yauhen Khatkevich.