Ihar Vinakurau
sentenced to 2 1/2 years
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 26 May 2001
Date of detention: 3 March 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism committed by a group of persons
Sentence: 2 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 14 December 2021
Date of release: 10 May 2024
Judge: Yauhen Brehan
Cases: The round dance case
Ihar Vinakurau is a resident of Brest, a defendant in the "dancing protest trial" linked to the events of September 13, 2020, when dancing protesters were dispersed by a water cannon.
He was charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
On June 3, 2021, Judge Yauhen Brehan of the Maskoŭski District Court of Brest sentenced Vinakurau to 18 months of “home confinement”. The convict was released in the courtroom to await an appeal hearing.
Ihar Vinakurau was additionally convicted under part 2 of Article 339 of the Criminal Code (Malicious hooliganism) together with the defendants in the “sixth batch” of the “dancing protest case.” Under the aforementioned article and on preliminary charges, Ihar was sentenced to a total of 2.5 years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary.
He started serving his sentence on December 14, 2021.
