Ruslan Mikhailau
sentenced to 1 1/2 years
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 11 September 2001
Date of detention: 19 May 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies
Sentence: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 19 November 2023
Judge: Mikalai Serhiayevich
Cases: Protests in Žlobin
20-year-old Ruslan Mikhailau was accused of organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order (Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code) and of violence or threat of violence against an officer of internal affairs (Article 364 of the Criminal Code).
Judge Mikalai Serhiajevich found Ruslan guilty under two articles of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to 18 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
He was expected to be released on November 19, 2023, according to human rights defenders.
