Stanislau Chmykhau

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 17 July 2001

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")

Date of release: 2 October 2024

Judge: Sviatlana Andreyeva

Cases: Protests in Žlobin

On November 4, 2022, Stanislau Chmykhau, was convicted under Part 1 of Article 342 (organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them).

Judge Sviatlana Andreyeva sentenced Chmykhau to restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya") for a period of 2 years. 

      He was included in the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.

 

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