Dzmitry Kanapelka
volunteer of Viktar Babaryka's campaign, sentenced to 5 years in prison
Prisoner
Date of birth: 13 December 1983
Date of detention: 11 September 2020
Charges indicted:
- Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
- Part 3 of Art. 293 of the Criminal code — Training or other preparation of persons for participation in mass riots, or financing of this activity
Sentence: 5 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Judge: Sviatlana Bandarenka
Prosecutor: Raman Biziuk
Prison: Penal colony No. 22
Groups: Businessmen
Dzmitry Kanapelka was detained on September 11, 2020 and charged under Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code over his alleged involvement in the events of August 9-12 in Minsk.
On June 10, 2021, Judge Sviatlana Bandarenka of the Maskoŭski District Court of Minsk sentenced Kanapelka to five years in a medium-security penal colony.