Siarhei Hatskevich
high school student, sentenced to 3 years in juvenile colony
Date of birth: 19 December 2003
Date of detention: 10 March 2021
Charges indicted:
Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a juvenile penal colony
Date of release: 30 December 2023
Judge: Vera Filonik
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Cathal Crowe, member of the Irish Parliament
Siarhei Hatskevich is a high school student in Brest, a minor.
Hatskevich faced criminal charges under Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code (participation in mass riots) for his involvement in an August 10 post-election protest. Before the trial, Siarhei free under surveillance.
On March 10, 2021, he and eight other defendants in the criminal case were convicted by the Maskoŭski District Court of Brest. Hatskevich was sentenced to three years in a juvenile penitentiary.
