Dzianis Sasunkievich

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 4 July 1992

Date of detention: 25 March 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 25 March 2024

Judge: Sviatlana Charapanava

Notes: War in Ukraine

Dzianis Sasunkievich was sentenced to two years of imprisonment on charges of promoting extremist activity under Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code.

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