Hleb Fitsner

student, served his term, released

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 18 March 1999

Date of detention: 12 November 2020

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 31 May 2022

Judge: Maryna Fiodarava

Prosecutor: Anastasiya Maliko, Raman Chabatarou

Cases: Student case

Groups: Students

Godparent: Ivan Štefanec, member of the European Parliament

Hleb Fitsner

Hleb Fitsner is a fourth-year student at Minsk State Linguistic University. Hleb was detained on November 12 as part of a criminal case under Art. 342, Part 1 of the Criminal Code (organization or participation in group actions that gravely violate public order).

Hleb later faced formal charges. He was first taken into custody in the KGB pre-trial prison, but then was transferred to pre-trial detention center No. 1.

On July 16, 2021, Fitsner was sentenced to 2 years in prison.

Hleb served his sentence in full and was released on May 31, 2022.

 

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