Dzmitry Tur
sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 10 January 1991
Date of detention: 11 February 2021
Charges indicted:
- Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
Sentence: 3 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Date of release: 8 April 2024
Judge: Sviataslau Kalina
Prosecutor: Aliaksei Baranouski, Alena Sharko
Cases: Protests in Brest
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Jamie Stone, member of the UK Parliament
Dzmitry Tur is a protester targeted in a criminal case of participation in "riots" in Brest (Part 2 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code).
At first Dzmitry was under house arrest. On February 11, 2021, he was transferred to remand prison No. 7 in Brest.
On August 12, 2021, Judge Sviataslau Kalina of the Lieninski District Court of Brest sentenced him to 3 1/2 years in prison.
He was released in early April 2024.
