Stefan Lazavik
election observer, sentenced to 1 year in prison, released
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 24 September 1993
Date of detention: 26 November 2020
Charges indicted:
- Part 1 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism
Sentence: 1 year
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 14 October 2021
Judge: Viktar Yaskovich
Groups: Activists
Stefan Lazavik was detained by police on September 16, 2020 on suspicion of spray-painting on August 12 protest graffiti reading “He lost and started killing. B…..d, resign!” on a bus stop shelter in Horki. A criminal case was initially opened by the Horki District Prosecutor’s Office under Art. 341 of the Criminal Code. Under pressure from investigators, Lazavik admitted involvement in the vandalism, but when on October 29 he refused to record a video confession, the prosecutor reclassified the charge under Part 1 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism).
On November 26, the Horki District Court sentenced Stefan Lazavik to 1 year in a general-security penal colony. Stefan Lazavik was an observer during the 2020 presidential election and took an active part in the post-election protests.
Lazavik was released on October 14, 2021.
