Piotr Rudkouski
Date of birth: 27 July 1978
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 357 of the Criminal Code — Conspiracy to seize power in an unconstitutional way
- Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: 11 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Uladzimir Areshka
Groups: Politicians
Notes: Trials in absentia
Piotr Rudkouski was sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment and a fine from 1,000 to 40,000 basic units (from 40,000 to 1.6 million rubles).
At the beginning of the trial, 14 defendants in the case of Tsikhanouskaya's analysts made a statement.
The trial was held in the Minsk Regional Court from May 31 to July 1, 2024. There are 20 defendants in the case: Aliaksandr Dabravolski, Ryhor Astapenia, Filip Bikanau, Yury Drakakhrust, Andrei Kazakevich, Hanna Krasulina, Yauhen Kryzhanouski, Dzianis Kuchynski, Veranika Laputska, Aliaksandr Lahvinets, Hanna Liubakova, Vasil Navumau, Maryia Rohava, Piotr Rudkouski, Alesia Rudnik, Natallia Rabava, Pavel Usau, Tatsiana Chulitskaya, Aliaksandr Shlyk, Katsiaryna Shmatsina. The case was considered by Judge Uladzimir Areshka.
All the defendants have left Belarus.
