Ryhor Davydau
sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison
Prisoner
Date of birth: 14 June 1994
Date of detention: 21 October 2020
Charges indicted:
- Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
Sentence: 4 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Judge: Yuliya Blizniuk
Prosecutor: Alina Kasiyanchyk
Prison: Penal colony No. 1
Groups: Law enforcement officers
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Magdalena Biejat, Member of the Polish Sejm
Ryhor Davydau is a former employee of the Ministry of Emergencies accused of participating in riots (Part 2 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code).
According to the indictment, he allegedly threw at least three unidentified objects towards the roadway and police vehicles during a protest held on August 10 near the Riga shopping center in Minsk. There was no victims. Davydau denied in court that he had committed such an act. Witnesses who testified at the trial said they did not see Davydau.
On February 25, 2021, the Frunzienski District Court sentenced Ryhor Davydau to four and a half years in a medium-security penal colony.
