Matsvei Aviarchuk
Prisoner
Date of birth: 23 March 1994
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Andrei Hrushko
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 7
Cases: Protests in Brest
Matsvei Aviarchuk was detained under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order) for his involvement in the protest action in Brest on August 10, 2020. His brother, Leanid, was also taken into custody.
The trial is scheduled to commence on August 6, 2024. The case will be heard by Judge Andrei Hrushko at the Leninski District Court of Brest.