Kiryl Volakh
sentenced to 3 years of home confinement, released
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 12 February 1997
Date of detention: 22 August 2021
Charges indicted:
- 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: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Date of release: 12 November 2021
Judge: Viktoryia Shabunia
Prosecutor: Artsiom Tsviatkou
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Kiryl Volakh is a resident of Minsk detained on August 22, 2021 as part of a criminal case of "group actions that grossly violate public order" (Article 342 of the Criminal Code).
He was charged and transferred to a pre-trial detention center.
On November 12, 2021, the Centraĺny District Court of Minsk sentenced Volakh to three years of restricted freedom (home confinement). The political prisoner was released from custody in the courtroom.