Ihar Yarmolau
volunteer of Viktar Babaryka's campaign, sentenced to 5 years in prison
Prisoner
Date of birth: 15 November 1983
Date of detention: 12 August 2020
Charges indicted:
- Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
- Part 3 of Art. 293 of the Criminal code — Training or other preparation of persons for participation in mass riots, or financing of this activity
Sentence: 5 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Judge: Sviatlana Bandarenka
Prosecutor: Raman Biziuk
Prison: Penal colony No. 3
Groups: Cultural workers
Notes: Health issues
Ihar Yarmolau is a volunteer of Viktar Babaryka's presidential campaign. According to his parents, he was beaten during arrest. Yarmolau was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
On August 18, 2020, he was transferred to the KGB pre-trial prison, where he faced charges under Article 293 of the Criminal Code.
On June 10, 2021, Judge Sviatlana Bandarenka of the Maskoŭski District Court of Minsk sentenced Yarmolau to five years in a medium-security penal colony.
