Yahor Zenchanka
Prisoner
Date of detention: 3 March 2024
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
Prison sentence start date: 19 July 2024
Judge: Aksana Sheviakova
Prison: Penal colony No. 1
Groups: Cultural workers
Cases: Protests in Homieĺ
Yahor Zenchanka is the organizer of mass events in Homieĺ, according to Homieĺ.Shtodzen.
On May 3, 2024, the Čyhunačny District Court of Homieĺ handed down a sentence against him, convicting him of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or participation in them" (Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code).
Judge Aksana Sheviakova sentenced Yahor to two years' imprisonment.