Kiryl Zhohaleu
sentenced to 2 1/2 years of restricted freedom
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 17 December 1993
Date of detention: 21 September 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: 2 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 27 December 2021
Date of release: 13 February 2024
Judge: Aleh Kaliada
Prosecutor: Mikita Savitski
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Kiryl Zhohaleu was arrested on September 21, 2021.
Zhohaleu was charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (actions grossly violating public order) and placed in a pre-trial detention center.
The charges stem from his involvement in a protest held in Minsk on September 6, 2020.
On November 26, 2021, the Zavodski District Court of Minsk sentenced Zhohaleu to two and a half years in an open penitentiary. The convict was released in the courtroom to wait for an appeal hearing.
On December 27, 2021, Kiryl started serving his sentence in the Viciebsk prison No 9.
Kiryl was released on February 13, 2024. It is known that he is prohibited from leaving Belarus for two years.
