Yahor Liankevich
sentenced to 5 1/2 years
Date of birth: 16 March 2001
Date of detention: 9 December 2021
Charges indicted:
Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 5 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Prison sentence start date: 2 June 2022
Judge: Yuryi Mashketau
Prison: Prison No. 4
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Yahor Liankevich was detained on December 9, 2021, as part of a criminal case on group actions that grossly violated public order (Article 342 of the Criminal Code) and participation in mass riots (Part 2 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code).
He was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months of imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony.