Mikhail Firaha
sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 15 December 1987
Date of detention: 29 January 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: 3 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 29 January 2021
Date of release: 24 January 2024
Judge: Alena Kaptsevich
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Mikhail Firaha was accused of blocking traffic together with a group of citizens on August 10, 2020, in Minsk. His actions were qualified under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code, "organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."
On December 24, 2021, Judge Alena Kaptsevich of the Zavodski District Court of Minsk sentenced Mikhail Firaha to three years of restricted freedom in an open correctional facility.
Mikhail Firaha was sent to serve his sentence in open penitentiary No. 47 in Mscislaŭ, Mahilioŭ region.
