Anton Zhalniarasa
Former prisoner (Recognized ex post facto)
Date of birth: 20 May 1991
Date of detention: 26 September 2022
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 under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Judge: Volha Yemelyanchanka
Notes: Detention upon return to Belarus
Groups: Government employees
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Anton Zhalniarasa was a top manager at Atlant-M company. He was detained on September 26, 2022, at the border with Belarus while returning from a business trip.
On December 22, 2022, he was convicted under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code for (Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them). Judge Volha Yemelyanchanka sentenced him to three years of restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya").
