Siarhei Volkau
actor
Prisoner
Date of birth: 21 August 1977
Date of detention: 5 May 2021
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: Vera Filonik
Prosecutor: Mikhail Daineka, Stsiapan Liashok
Prison: Penal colony No. 17
Groups: Cultural workers
Cases: Protests in Pinsk
Siarhei Volkau is an actor of the Palessie Drama Theater and a volunteer. He was detained on May 5, 2021, and placed in remand prison No. 6 in Baranavičy.
Volkau was charged in the case of mass riots (Part 2 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code) opened after the events of election night, August 9, 2020, in Pinsk.