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 — 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.
