Uladzimir Katsiubka

machine operator, served full term, released

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 8 August 1984

Date of detention: 25 January 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code β€” Hooliganism committed by a group of persons

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 18 August 2022

Judge: Aliaksandr Semianchuk

Cases: Rail sabotage

Uladzimir Katsiubka is a machine operator based in Brest. He was involved in the case of blocking railways and hanging police effigies. Katsiubka was charged under Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism).

He was placed under house arrest on January 25, 2021.

Katsiubka was convicted for hanging an effigy with a sign reading “OMON” (“riot police”).

On May 18, 2021, the Lieninski District Court of Brest sentenced Katsiubka under Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code to 1 year 6 months in a general-security penal colony.

Uladzimir served his sentence in full and was released from Prison No. 22 on 18 August 2022.

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