Mark Salonikau

sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 16 December 1999

Date of detention: 22 August 2020

Charges indicted:

  • Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code β€” Participation in riots

Sentence: 4 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony

Date of release: 19 September 2024

Judge: Andrei Hrushko

Prosecutor: Aliaksandr Batsiushka, Andrei Manko

Cases: Protests in Brest

Mark Salonnikau (left)

Mark Salonikau is a native of Mahiliou. He was detained as part of the "mass riots" criminal case.

Salonikau was charged under Art. 293 of the Criminal Code and held in the pre-trial detention center in Brest.

On May 21, 2021, Judge Andrei Hrushko of the Lieninski District Court of Brest sentenced Salonikau to 4 years in a medium-security penal colony.

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