Ivan Bahdzevich

sentenced to 2 years in prison, served his sentence, released

Date of birth: 12 May 1994

Date of detention: 19 October 2020

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: 2 May 2022

Judge: Aliaksandr Siarhei

Prosecutor: Ina Zubko

Godparent: Carl-Julius Cronenberg, Member of the German Bundestag

Ivan Bahdzevich

Ivan Bahdzevich was detained by riot police on October 19 in the village of Rybcy, Puchavičy district. He was charged under Art. 293 of the Criminal Code (participation in mass riots in Minsk).

On June 23, 2021, the Pieršamajski District Court of Minsk sentenced the political prisoner to two years in a general-security penal colony. He was found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code.

Ivan served his sentence in full and was released from prison on May 2, 2022.

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