Andrei Runtso

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 30 September 1981

Date of detention: 1 July 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies
  • Art. 389 of the Criminal Code — Threat to a judge or lay judge

Sentence: 3 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 5 March 2024

Judge: Raman Krylovich

Prosecutor: Aliaksandr Kardys

Notes: Health issues

Andrei Runtso was detained on July 1, 2021.

He faced charges under Part 2 of Article 339 of the Criminal Code (Hooliganism) for laying a funeral wreath at the front door of a police officer.

On December 14, 2021, Dziaržynsk District and City Court found Andrei Runzo guilty under Art. 364 (Violence or threat of violence against police officer) and Art. 389 (Threat against a judge or a lay judge) of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to three years in prison.

In early March 2024, Andrei was released from prison.

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