Artsiom Karachun

sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom

Date of birth: 26 December 1995

Date of detention: 5 August 2021

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: 3 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Judge: Alena Bushava

Prison: Released awaiting the commencement of the sentence

Artsiom Karachun was arrested on August 5, 2021. His apartment was searched.

After 10 days in a temporary detention facility, Karachun was transferred to a pre-trial detention center and charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (organization or active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).

On November 8, 2021, the Frunzienski District Court of Minsk sentenced the political prisoner to 3 years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary. The convict was released in the courtroom to wait for an appeal hearing.

Mail address: Released awaiting the commencement of the sentence.

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