Ihar Shymanchyk

Prisoner

Date of birth: 23 August 1979

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 1 year

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Dzmitryi Kavalevich

Ihar Shymanchyk was sentenced to one year in penal colony.

On August 28, 2024, the Biaroza District Court passed a sentence under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code (active participation in actions that grossly violate public order). Ihar Shymanchyk, Aliaksandr Malkou, Siarhei Skrobat and Siarhei Housha were sentenced to one to two years in prison for participating in the protest on the night of August 10-11, 2020 in Biaroza. The sentence was handed down by Judge Dzmitry Kavalevich.

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