Illia Palkhouski
sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom
Date of birth: 27 July 1996
Date of detention: 13 August 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 13 September 2021
Date of release: 5 September 2023
Judge: Yauhen Brehan
Illia Palkhouski is a defendant in the Brest trial of the "dancing protesters" opened after the events of September 13, 2020 (when several hundred peaceful protesters were dispersed by a water cannon).
Palkhouski was charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
He was eventually sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility ("khimiya"). Palkhouski was arrested while trying to leave Belarus. After 15 days of administrative imprisonment, he was placed in a pre-trial detention center to be later sent to serve his "khimiya" sentence.
In September 2023, Palkhouski served his sentence in full and was released from jail.
