Siarhei Ivantsou
in custody
Prisoner
Date of birth: 14 July 1984
Date of detention: 10 April 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities
Sentence: unknown
Judge: Liubou Simakhina
Groups: Businessmen
Siarhei Ivantsou is a psychologist, the director of the De Visu pharmaceutical market research agency, and a former employee of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University.
He was arrested in April 2023, allegedly for posting comments on the Belarus Halaunoha Mozhu Telegram channel. A criminal case was initiated against Ivantsou under Article 342 ('Active participation in group actions grossly disrupting public order') and Article 361-4 ('Assistance in extremist activities') of the Criminal Code.
The place of his detention is to be specified.