Andrei Novik

sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 4 April 1969

Date of detention: 25 January 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code β€” Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 10 November 2024

Judge: Yuliya Krepskaya

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Andrei Novik was convicted by the Frunzienski District Court of Minsk under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of Belarus ('Organization and preparation of actions grossly disrupting public order or active participation in them').

On April 11, 2023, Judge Yuliya Krepskaya sentenced him to 24 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.

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