Yauhen Buinitski
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 25 April 1992
Date of detention: 5 August 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 371 of the Criminal Code — Illegal crossing of the state border of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 4 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 June 2024
Judge: Dzmitryi Tsivunchyk
Groups: Activists
Yauhen Buinitski was detained on charges under Part 3 of Art. 371 of the Criminal Code for organizing illegal border crossing by citizens fleeing arbitrary politically motivated persecution by the Belarusian authorities.
