Ryhor Mikhalap
matematician
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 13 December 1982
Date of detention: 7 December 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 4 June 2022
Date of release: 22 November 2023
Judge: Alla Skuratovich
Prosecutor: Maryia Malikava
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Ryhor Mikhalap from Minsk graduated from the School of Mechanics and Mathematics of Belarusian State University. He was arrested on December 7, 2021, as part of a criminal case on group actions grossly violating public order (Article 342 of the Criminal Code). On March 14, 2022, the man was sentenced to two years of restricted freedom in an open-type penitential facility.
He has been serving his sentence since June 4, 2022.
