Artsiom Parfionenka

sentenced to restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 17 June 1996

Date of detention: 20 July 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

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

Prison sentence start date: 20 July 2022

Date of release: 20 July 2024

Judge: Alena Bushava

Artsiom Parfionenka was sentenced to restricted freedom in an open-type penal facility under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order) for participating in protests.

He is serving his sentence.

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