Dzmitry Zheburtovich
sentenced to 5 years in prison
Date of birth: 1 July 1990
Date of detention: 7 October 2020
Charges indicted:
Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
Sentence: 5 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Judge: Dzmitry Astapenka
Prosecutor: Aliaksandr Ramanovich
Prison: Penal colony No. 22
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Baroness Christine Crawley, member of the British House of Lords
Dzmitry Zheburtovich was detained on October 7, 2020. He was taken to the police department, beaten there and sent to the detention center in Akrescin Street. Dzmitry's apartment was searched the same day, and his computer, phone and other items were confiscated. He was then charged under Art. 293, Part 2 (participation in mass riots).
On July 19, 2021, Judge Dzmitry Astapenka sentenced Zheburtovich to five years in a medium-security penal colony.