Castro e Silva Sergio
sentenced to 3 years in prison
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 1 February
Date of detention: 12 July 2021
Charges indicted:
- Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
- 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: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Date of release: 21 May 2024
Judge: Tatsiana Pirozhnikava
Prosecutor: Fiodar Sinitski
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Castro e Silva Sergio is a taxi driver detained on July 12, 2021 for participating in the August 2020 protests. He was charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (group actions grossly violating public order) and Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code (participation in riots).
In October 2021, he was sentenced to three years in a medium-security penal colony.
