Miraslau Sabchuk
trade union member, sentenced to 1 1/2 years under home confinement
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 7 April 1997
Date of detention: 19 April 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: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Judge: Volha Yemelyanchanka
Groups: Employees
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Miraslau Sabchuk is a member of an independent trade union, he worked at the Minsk Tractor Plant. He was detained on April 19, 2022, and placed in pre-trial detention center. According to preliminary information, he was charged with Article 342 of the Criminal Code (group actions that grossly violate public order).
On August 23, 2022, the Saviecki District Court of Minsk sentenced Sabchuk to 18 months of freedom restriction under home confinement.
