Mikhail Vasilkou
sentenced to 2 years of home confinement, released
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 14 September 1988
Date of detention: 31 January 2022
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 years
Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Judge: Yuryi Mashketau
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Mikhail Vasilkou was arrested on January 31, 2022, in a criminal case on group actions grossly violating public order (Article 342 of the Criminal Code).
He was charged and transferred to pre-trial detention center.
On April 7, 2022, the court of Maskoŭski district of Minsk passed a verdict. Judge Yury Mashketau found Mikhail guilty under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to 24 months under home confinement. The man was released in the courtroom.
