Siarhei Prus
sentenced to 5 years in prison
Prisoner
Date of birth: 18 August 1988
Date of detention: 27 September 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: 5 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Prison sentence start date: 15 January 2022
Judge: Iryna Tsiaplova
Prison: Penal colony No. 1
Siarhei Prus was sentenced under Part 3 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code to 5 years in a penal colony for creating and posting online a video calling for illegal actions against riot police officers.
Prus and Dzmitry Bondarau called to "beat riot police" near the Mahilioŭ prison, but did not arrive at the scene. The appeals did not lead to any consequences.