Uladzimir Branavitski
professional athlete, sentenced to 12 months of imprisonment
Date of birth: 1 October 1968
Date of detention: 17 June 2022
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: 13 April 2023
Judge: Aksana Kopach
Prosecutor: Vadzim Karachun
Uladzimir Branavitski, holds the sports title of Master of sports in powerlifting. He was detained on June 17, 2022. Uladzimir is accused of having hung ‘protest symbols’ on power lines in from January to June 2022. A criminal case was brought against him for hooliganism under Article 339 of the Criminal Code.
It is also known that Branavitski signed a letter to stop repression on behalf of the athletes at the end of August 2020.
On September 6, 2022, the Baranavičy District Court passed a verdict—Branavitski was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
