Yauhen Hrynkou

in custody pending trial

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 15 May 1990

Date of detention: 22 May 2023

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: 2 1/2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Judge: Maksim Trusevich

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Yauhen Hrynkou was arrested in May 2023, as a defendant in a criminal case, for 'active participation in group actions grossly disrupting public order' (Article 342 of the Criminal Code).

He is in a pre-trial detention center.

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