Andrei Sinitsa
in custody
Date of birth: 20 June
Date of detention: 10 March 2023
Charges indicted:
Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Date of release: 19 June 2023
Judge: Volha Serakova
Andrei Sinitsa is from Babrujsk, Mahilioŭ region. He was detained on the morning of March 10, 2023, after a search at his home. They kept him in the detention facility for 5 days, and only on March 15 was his trial held. Andrei Sinitsa was accused of "disseminating extremist materials" under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offences. Judge Alena Hormash found Andrei guilty and arrested him for 15 days.
It became known that Andrei Sinitsa was never released—he was detained for another 10 days under Article 108 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Detention on suspicion of committing a crime). Later it became known that he had been charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (Organization and preparation of actions grossly disrupting public order or active participation in them).
