Yauhen Fitsau

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 1 July 1997

Date of detention: 23 December 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code β€” 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').

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