Anton Simanienkau

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 17 November 2002

Date of detention: 1 March 2022

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: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Judge: Maksim Trusevich

Notes: Detained juveniles, Trials in absentia

Groups: Students

Anton Simanienkau is a student of Minsk College of Entrepreneurship. He was detained on March 1, 2022, during classes. Anton is charged with Article 342 of the Criminal Code (organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them), and he was placed in the pre-trial detention center.

On August 10, 2022, Simanienkau was sentenced to 24 months of restricted freedom under home confinement and was released in the courtroom. He has left Belarus.

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