Kanstantsin Paliak

sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 13 March 1987

Date of detention: 22 February 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 364 of the Criminal Code β€” Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies

Sentence: 3 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Prison sentence start date: 22 February 2021

Date of release: 20 February 2024

Judge: Dzmitryi Kedal

Prosecutor: Uladzimir Klishyn

Cases: Protests in Hrodna

Kanstantsin Paliak is a citizen of Hrodna sentenced to three years of restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility ("khimiya").

Paliak and Dzmitry Zimnitski were accused of using violence against traffic policemen during a protest on August 12, 2020.

Paliak was found guilty under Art. 364 of the Criminal Code.

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