Mikalai Fedarenka
served full term, released
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 2 July 1986
Date of detention: 6 June 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: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Date of release: 5 December 2022
Judge: Sviataslau Kalina
Cases: The round dance case
Mikalai Fedarenka is a defendant in the Brest "dancing protest" trial opened after the events of September 13, 2020, when the protesters danced at an intersection and were dispersed by a water cannon.
Fedarenka was charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
On February 25, 2021, the Lieninski District Court of Brest sentenced Mikalai Fedarenka to 1 1/2 years in an open correctional facility ("khimiya").
The political prisoner served his sentence in full and was released on December 5, 2022.
