Yauhen Pekach
sentenced to 4 years and 11 months in prison
Prisoner
Date of birth: 20 May 1997
Date of detention: 14 January 2021
Charges indicted:
- Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
Sentence: 4 years and 11 months
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Judge: Aliaksandr Semianchuk
Prosecutor: Fiodar Liashok, Andrei Manko
Prison: Penal colony No. 15
Cases: Protests in Brest
Yauhen Pekach was detained on January 14, 2021 on suspicion of participation in mass riots (Part 2 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code). He was soon charged under this article.
On November 8, the Lieninski District Court of Brest sentenced the political prisoner to 4 years and 11 months in a medium-security penal colony on charges under Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code.