Illia Mihno

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 30 July 1998

Date of detention: 18 August 2020

Charges indicted:

  • Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots

Sentence: 4 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony

Date of release: 2 October 2024

Judge: Vera Filonik

Cases: Protests in Brest

Groups: Students

Illia Mihno

Illia Mihno is a 2nd year student of Brest Polytechnic University. He was arrested while at work on August 19, 2020 on suspicion of participating in riots.

He was later charged under Art. 293 of the Criminal Code, "mass riots".

On March 10, 2021, Judge Vera Filonik of the Maskoŭski District Court of Brest sentenced Mihno to 4.5 years in a medium-security penal colony.

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