Yury Kuzmich
sentenced to 4 years in prison
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 18 January 1989
Date of detention: 2 October 2020
Charges indicted:
- Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
Sentence: 4 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Date of release: 27 March 2024
Judge: Sviataslau Kalina
Prosecutor: Aliaksei Baranouski, Alena Sharko
Cases: Protests in Brest
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Michael Kruse, member of the German Bundestag (Free Democratic Party)
Yury Kuzmich was detained on October 2, 2020 in Brest. He was accused of participating in "riots" in Brest under Art. 293 of the Criminal Code.
On August 12, 2021, Judge Sviataslau Kalina of the Lieninski District Court of Brest sentenced him to 4 years in prison.
He was released from prison on March 27, 2024.
