Dzianis Sakalou
Prisoner
Date of detention: 3 March 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 295 of the Criminal Code — Unlawful acts against firearms, ammunition and explosives
- Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it
- Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason
- Art. 309 of the Criminal Code — Intentional disrepair of a vehicle or communication lines
- Art. 289 of the Criminal Code — An act of terrorism
- Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group
- Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities
- Art. 290-1 of the Criminal Code — Financing of terrorist activities
- Article 358-1 of the Criminal Code — Agent activity
Judge: Valiantsina Ziankevich
Prison: Pre-trial detention center of KGB
Cases: Diversion in Mačuliščy
Notes: War in Ukraine
Dzianis Sakalou was convicted under Article 289 of the Criminal Code on charges of an act of terrorism - involvement in the attack on a Russian military aircraft at the Mačuliščy airbase.
The main defendant in the case and the perpetrator of the sabotage, Mikalai Shvets, was released in June in an exchange with Ukraine. However, the case is still on trial and his accomplices in Belarus are facing long prison sentences. Shvets himself is being tried in absentia.
The case is being considered in closed session by Valiantsina Ziankevich. The trial began on August 19, 2024 in the Minsk City Court.
