Ruslan Tsiurlik

sentenced to 2 1/2 years

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 25 February 1992

Date of detention: 21 September 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code β€” Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Prison sentence start date: 28 December 2021

Date of release: 14 February 2024

Judge: Aleh Kaliada

Prosecutor: Mikita Savitski

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Ruslan Tsiurlik

Ruslan Tsiurlik was detained on September 21, 2021.

He was charged with active actions grossly violating public order (Article 342 of the Criminal Code) and placed in pre-trial detention center.

On November 26, 2021, Ruslan Tsiurlik was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary. He was released from custody in the courtroom pending appeal.

From December 28, 2021, he is serving his sentence in Hrodna open correctional facility No. 24.

 

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