Yahor Prakapchuk
sentenced to 4 years in prison
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 12 October 2001
Date of detention: 19 August 2020
Charges indicted:
- Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
Sentence: 4 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Date of release: 4 April 2024
Judge: Vera Filonik
Cases: Protests in Brest
Yahor Prakapchuk was detained in Brest on August 19 together with his father Vital.
Prakapchuk was charged with participation in "mass riots" (Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code).
On March 10, 2021, Judge Vera Filonik of the Maskoŭski District Court of Brest sentenced Prakapchuk to 4 years in a medium-security penal colony.
He was released from prison on April 4, 2024.
