Dzianis Korshun
sentenced to 2 1/2 years under home confinement
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 15 September 1994
Date of detention: 17 May 2022
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 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Judge: Yuliya Shchotkina
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Dzianis Korshun is an employee of Brø bakery. He was arrested at his workplace. The next day a ‘repentant’ video with Dzianis appeared on pro-government Telegram channels.
The man was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (organization or active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
On July 25, 2022, Judge Yuliya Shchotkina of the Lieninsky District Court found the political prisoner guilty and sentenced him to two and a half years of restricted freedom under home confinement.
