Siarhei Lapko
sentenced to 2 years
Date of birth: 7 March 1977
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 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 4 February 2022
Date of release: 2 February 2024
Judge: Katsiaryna Ramashka
Prosecutor: Aliaksei Baranouski, Vadzim Bahatka
Siarhei Lapko 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 of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (Group actions grossly violating public order).
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