Illia Akishau

in custody

Date of detention: 12 April 2023

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: unknown

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

Judge: Dzmitryi Astapenka

Illia Akishau was arrested on April 12, 2023. On May 1, having served his administrative arrest, he was transferred to a remand prison as a defendant in a criminal case under Article 342 of the Criminal Code ('Active participation in group actions grossly disrupting public order') for his participation in the 2020 protest actions.

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