Dzianis Vouchak
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 30 July 1982
Date of detention: 2 August 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 203-1 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions with respect to information about private life and personal data
Sentence: 2 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 August 2024
Judge: Aliaksandr Yarmolik, Aliaksandr Supichenka
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Dzianis Vouchak was convicted under Art. 368, Part 1 (insulting Lukashenka) and Art. 203-1, Part 3 (Unlawful actions regarding information about private life and personal data) of the Criminal Code.
On 2 August 2022, pro-government Telegram channels posted a "repentance" video, in which Dzianis was accused of participating in protest actions in Minsk and of distributing extremist materials and insulting Lukashenka.
On 10 November2022, the judge of the Slonim district court, Aliaksandr Yarmolik, found Dzianis Vouchak guilty and sentenced him to one (1) year and six (6) months of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
