Ihar Budnik

in custody

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 14 January 1991

Date of detention: 3 April 2023

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 1/2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Judge: Viktoryia Shabunia

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Ihar Budnik is in the remand prison in Žodzina, Minsk region. He is charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code ('Organization and preparation of actions grossly disrupting public order or active participation in them').

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