Yury Dabrakhotau
Prisoner
Date of detention: 20 April 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Part 1 of Art. 328 of the Criminal Code — Illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs without the purpose of sale
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Yuliya Krepskaya
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Yury Dabrakhotau was detained on April 20, 2023, on suspicion of hooliganism, but was charged with participating in a protest in 2020. After a search of his home, a small amount of marijuana was allegedly found in his apartment. He was convicted of organization of actions that grossly violate public order (Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code), as well as illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs (Part 1 of Article 328 of the Criminal Code).
On August 10, 2023, Yury was sentenced to two years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. The case was presided over by Judge Yuliya Krepskaya.
