Siarhei Kulesh
Prisoner
Date of birth: 25 September 1988
Date of detention: 4 March 2024
Charges indicted:
- Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
Sentence: 4 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Judge: Yauheniya Melnik
Prosecutor: Aliaksandr Pleskatsevich
Cases: Protests in Pinsk
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Siarhei Kulesh was charged with participation in mass riots under Part 2 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code.
On April 29, 2024, the Pinsk District Court found Siarhei Kulesh guilty and sentenced him to four years of imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony. The case was heard by Judge Yauheniya Melnik and the state prosecutor, Aliaksandr Pleskatsevich.