Artsiom Andrasiuk
sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 26 June 1994
Date of detention: 11 November 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 11 November 2021
Date of release: 8 November 2023
Judge: Vera Filonik
Prosecutor: Henadz Bury, Vadzim Bahatka
Artsiom Andrasiuk is a defendant in the series of trials targeting participants in the Brest "dancing protest" of September 13, 2020 (when peaceful protesters were dispersed by a water cannon).
Andrasiuk was charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
On August 4, 2021, the Maskoŭski District Court of Brest sentenced Andrasiuk to two years of restricted freedom in an open penitantiary ("khimiya").
The convict started serving his sentence on November 11, 2021.