Siarhei Lahutkin
sentenced to 2 years
Date of birth: 19 September 1979
Date of detention: 13 September 2021
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 maximum-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 October 2023
Judge: Siarhei Shatsila
Siarhei Lahutkin was sentenced to two years in a maximum-security penal colony under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (Group actions grossly violating public order).
According to the investigation, on the evening of August 9–10, 2020, Siarhei Lahutkin together with other protesters moved along the central streets of Minsk. He also together with others shouted slogans, blocked road traffic, which led to the disruption of public transport. He did not respond to the lawful demands of police officers to stop illegal actions.
The severity of the punishment was influenced by his previous criminal record.
