David Mastsitski
sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 30 March 2001
Date of detention: 2 September 2020
Charges indicted:
- Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
Sentence: 5 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Date of release: 4 September 2024
Judge: Yauhen Brehan
Notes: Pardon / amnesty
Cases: Protests in Pinsk
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Till Steffen, member of the German Bundestag
David Mastsitski was detained on September 2, 2020, on suspicion of involvement in the riots on August 9 in Pinsk. On September 5, he was transferred to the pre-trial detention center in Baranavičy. Mastsitski was later charged under Art. 293 of the Criminal Code.
On April 30, 2021, Judge Yauhen Brehan of the Maskoŭski District Court of Brest sentenced the defendant to 5 1/2 years in a medium-security penal colony.
