Daniil Zayats
sentenced to 2 years of penal colony
Date of birth: 13 June 1980
Date of detention: 10 October 2022
Charges indicted:
Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies
Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Ruslan Huryn
Daniil Zayats was accused of 'organizing and preparing actions grossly breaching public order' (Part 1 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code), 'insulting a government official' (Art. 369), and 'violence or a threat of violence against an internal bodies officer' (Art. 364).
The trial, which began on January 20, was presided over by Judge Ruslan Huryn.
Daniil Zayats worked at the Hrodna branch of the Beltelecom government-owned telecommunications company. In early October 2022, he was detained for several comments on social networks and placed in custody pending trial.
On January 23, 2023, the Lieninski District Court of Hrodna sentenced Zayats to 24 months of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony.
The details of the criminal case are still unknown.
