Yaraslau Spirydonau
sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 18 July 1992
Date of detention: 1 September 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: 3 years
Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Judge: Viktoryia Shabunia
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Yaraslau Spirydonau was arrested on September 1, 2022, as a defendant in a criminal case under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code ('Active participation in group actions grossly disrupting the public order’) for his participation in the 2020 protests.
The trial took place in the Centraĺny District Court of Minsk. On December 6, 2022, Judge Viktoryia Shabunia sentenced Yaraslau Spirydonau to three years of restricted freedom under home confinement. He was released from custody in the courtroom.
