Dzianis Panamarou

sentenced to 2 1/2 years of restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 14 August 2001

Date of detention: 5 May 2022

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: 2 1/2 years

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

Prison sentence start date: 19 August 2022

Date of release: 2 October 2024

Judge: Tatsiana Shyman

Dzianis Panamarou was sentenced to 2.5 years of restricted freedom in an open-type penal facility under Article 342 of the Criminal Code for ‘active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order’.

He has been serving his sentence since August 19, 2022. Before the trial, he was kept in pre-trial detention center for two months.

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