Mikhail Tumchonak

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 25 July 1993

Date of detention: 12 August 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Date of release: 7 September 2023

Judge: Valeryi Yesman

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Mikhail Tumchonak was detained under a criminal case for participating in protests in 2020 (Article 342 of the Criminal Code).

He was held in a pre-trial detention center.

In the Central District Court of Minsk on September 7, 2023, Mikhail was sentenced by Judge Valeryi Yesman to two years and six months of restricted freedom under home confinement.

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