Andrei Shauchuk
sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison, released after serving full sentence
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 14 December 1998
Date of detention: 26 January 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies
Sentence: 2 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 27 May 2023
Judge: Mikalai Serhiayevich
Prosecutor: Andrei Anoshka
Cases: Protests in Žlobin
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Baroness Massey of Darwen, member of the British House of Lords
Andrei Shauchuk was convicted under Article 342 ('Active participation in group actions grossly disrupting public order') and Article 364 ('Violence against a police officer') of the Criminal Code.
The charges stemmed from his involvement in the protests in Žlobin (Homieĺ region) on the post-election night of August 9, 2020.
On March 22, 2021, the Žlobin District Court sentenced Shauchuk to two years and six months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
On May 27, 2023, the political prisoner was released from penal colony #3 in Vićba (Viciebsk region), having served his full sentence.
