Raman Sidziuk

sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 9 February 1987

Date of detention: 9 March 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots

Sentence: 3 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony

Date of release: 1 April 2024

Judge: Aliaksandr Semianchuk

Prosecutor: Fiodar Liashok, Andrei Manko

Cases: Protests in Brest

Godparent: Hannes Heide, Member of the European Parliament

Raman Sidziuk is a resident of Brest arrested on charges under Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code (participation in riots). The charges stem from the post-election protests of August 2020.

It is known that Raman Sidziuk was seriously injured at the rally and was treated for a long time.

On November 8, 2021, the Lieninski District Court of Brest sentenced the political prisoner to 3 1/2 years in a medium-security penal colony on charges under Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code.

He was released from prison on April 1, 2024.

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