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
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
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.