Leanid Kozyr
Prisoner
Date of birth: 20 December 1981
Date of detention: 9 September 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
- Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group
- Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code — Participation or preparing to participate in hostilities on foreign soil by a Republic of Belarus citizen
Sentence: unknown
Judge: Dzmitry Karsiuk, Aliaksandr Piskunou
Cases: Donations
Notes: War in Ukraine
Leanid Kozyr was convicted in the Central District Court of Misk under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a government official). On October 3 and 12, 2022, the case was considered by Judge Dzmitry Karsiuk.
He was included in the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.
On August 20, 2024, Homieĺ Regional Court began to consider a new criminal case under Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code (financing the activities of an extremist formation) and Part 2 of Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code (participation on the territory of a foreign state in an armed formation or armed conflict, military actions, recruitment or preparation of persons for such participation). Judge Aliaksandr Piskunou was appointed to hear the case.
