Siarhei Shabunia

sentenced to 1 year and 9 months in prison

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 18 November 1982

Date of detention: 11 November 2020

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 309 of the Criminal Code — Intentional disrepair of a vehicle or communication lines

Sentence: 1 year and 9 months

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 7 April 2022

Judge: Volha Dubovik

Prosecutor: Tsitovich

Cases: Rail sabotage

Siarhei Shabunia is a resident of Maladziečna convicted under Art. 309 of the Criminal Code (intentional disabling of a vehicle or means of communication).

On November 11, 2020, Siarhei Shabunia and Pavel Fedukevich attached a metal wire between the railway tracks near Minsk.

Both were in custody from that day until the trial in April. On May 3, 2021, both men were sentenced to 1 year and 9 months in prison.

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