Siarhei Yaroshkin
sentenced to 2 1/2 years of restricted freedom
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 15 August 1990
Date of detention: 4 February 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 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 4 February 2022
Date of release: 15 May 2024
Judge: Katsiaryna Ramashka
Prosecutor: Aliaksei Baranouski
Siarhiej Jaroshkin is a defendant in the so-called “dancing protest case” brought after the protest action in Brest on September 13, 2020. He was sentenced to two years and six months of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (Group actions grossly violating public order). The convict was released pending appeal.
15 more convicted over dancing protest in Brest
