Ruslan Kazakevich

Prisoner

Date of birth: 23 September 1995

Date of detention: 7 July 2023

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: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Sviatlana Lukyanava

Cases: Protests in Homieĺ

Ruslan Kazakievich was arrested at the Russian border at an unknown time and under unknown circumstances. 

On September 12, 2023, the trial took place at the Dobruš District Court in the Homieĺ Region. He was found guilty under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code.

      On November 17, 2023 he was included in the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens, and stateless individuals involved in extremist activities.

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