Yury Bandarenka

sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom, released, left Belarus

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 11 January 1996

Date of detention: 9 April 2021

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 in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Judge: Sviatlana Charapovich

Prosecutor: Ina Zubko

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Yury Bandarenka is a resident of Minsk detained on April 9, 2021 in a criminal case under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (organization or active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).

On August 16, 2021, the Pieršamajski District Court of Minsk sentenced Bandarenka to three years' imprisonment in an open correctional facility ("khimiya").

The convict was released to await an appeal hearing.

Bandarenka left the country fearing imminent imprisonment.

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