Ruslan Sinkevich
Prisoner
Date of birth: 13 December 1991
Date of detention: 21 October 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it
Sentence: 4 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony
Judge: Alena Shylko
Prison: Penal colony No. 2
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Ruslan Sinkevich was detained on October 21, 2021 in Minsk. On September 14, 2022, the verdict in Sinkevich's criminal case was handed down. He was charged under Article 361-1 ('Creation of an extremist formation or participation in it') and Article 342 ('Active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order') of the Criminal Code. The trial was held behind closed doors and sentenced Sinkevich to four (4) years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony.
