Siarhei Hanichau
student, sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 21 April 2002
Date of detention: 27 May 2022
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: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 May 2024
Judge: Natallia Kachalava
Cases: Protests in Žlobin
Siarhei Hanichau, 21, is a student at Belarusian State Agricultural Academy. He was arrested at the end of May 2022. Hanichau was accused of ‘organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate the public order or active participation in them’ under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code.
The court found Siarhei Hanichau guilty and sentenced him to two years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
