Dzmitry Novik
sentenced to 2 years in penal colony; released after serving full sentence
Date of birth: 12 November 2000
Date of detention: 18 March 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 9 February 2023
Dzmitry Novik is from Žlobin, Homieĺ region. He was convicted under under Art. 342 ('Active participation in group actions grossly breaching public order') and Art. 364 ('Violence against the police') of the Criminal Code.
Novik was accused of attending a protest on the night of August 9, 2020, and grossly violating public order, obstructing public transport and walking on the road. He also called on others not to obey the demands of the police and shouted slogans. He allegedly actively resisted police officers, threw stones and bottles at them, and hit their gear.
On March 18, 2021, the Court of Žlobin sentenced Novik to 24 months of imprisonment in a general security penal colony.
The political prisoner served his full sentence in penal colony #17 in Škloŭ, Mahilioŭ region, and was released on February 9, 2023.
On February 10, 2023, the Ministry of Internal Affairs included the former political prisoner in the 'Llist of extremists'.
