Kiryl Kuzniatsou

sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 1 August 1983

Date of detention: 22 December 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
  • Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
  • Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities

Sentence: 3 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 4 September 2024

Judge: Aleh Kharoshka

Notes: Pardon / amnesty

Cases: Protests in Homieĺ

On the list of “terrorists” (Money transfers are prohibited)

Kiryl Kuzniatsou is from Homieĺ. He is a fan of the local soccer club. He was arrested in December 2022.

Kuzniatsou was convicted by the Homieĺ Regional Court under Part 1 of Article 130 ('Inciting racial, national, religious or other social hatred'), Part 1 of Article 342 ('Organization and preparation of actions grossly disrupting public order or active participation in them'), and Part 1 of Article 361-4 ('Recruitment, training or other assistance to extremist activity') of the Criminal Code.

On June 2, 2023, Judge Aleh Kharoshka sentenced Kiryl Kuzniatsou to three years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.

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