Yauhen Fitsau
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 1 July 1997
Date of detention: 23 December 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: Yuliya Krepskaya
Groups: Employees
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Yauhen Fitsau is a machine operator at the Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ). According to the pro-government Telegram channels, he was detained for participating in a protest action in 2020. He was charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code ('Active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order').