Andrei Karchaha

Prisoner

Date of detention: 6 May 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: Sviataslau Kalina

Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 7

Cases: Protests in Brest

Andrei Karchaha was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment in a general security penal colony. 

On October 25, 2024, the Leninsky District Court of Brest passed a sentence for participation in the protest on August 10, 2020 under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code (active participation in actions that grossly violate public order). The sentence was pronounced by Judge Sviataslau Kalina.

Mail address: Pre-trial detention center No. 7. 224030, Brest, vulica Savieckich pamiežnikaŭ 37

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