Siarhei Hrytsenia
Date of birth: 7 September 1984
Date of detention: 6 April 2023
Charges indicted:
Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: unknown
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Prison sentence start date: 15 August 2023
Judge: Dzianis Kichyhin
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Siarhei Hrytsenia was convicted by the Mahilioŭ Regional Court under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code. The case was considered in a closed format by Judge Dzianis Kichyhin from June 2 to June 6, 2023.
On August 15, 2023, the case was appealed and the sentence came into force.
On September 1, 2023, Hrytsenia was added to the list of individuals involved in extremist activities, which includes citizens of Belarus, foreign citizens, and stateless persons.
