Ilya Vaitsyahovich
sentenced to 2 years
Date of birth: 26 October 1985
Date of detention: 15 January 2022
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: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 5 October 2023
Judge: Yuliya Shut
Ilya Vaitsyahovich, the 36-year-old son of a well-known businessman Eduard Vaitsyahovich, was detained at the border while traveling to his father's funeral on January 15, 2022.
Judge Yulia Shut found Ilya guilty under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code (organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them) and sentenced him to two years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Ilya was scheduled to be released from prison on October 5, 2023.
