Dzianis Malei

sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 15 April 1986

Date of detention: 15 September 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")

Prison sentence start date: 8 April 2022

Date of release: 2 October 2024

Judge: Yuliya Krepskaya

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Dzianis Malei was sentenced to three years of freedom restriction in an open-type correctional facility for taking part in group actions grossly violating public order (Article 342 of the Criminal Code).

He has been serving his sentence since April 8, 2022. It is known that before the trial, which took place in December 2021, Dzianis was kept in a pre-trial detention center for three months.

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