Uladzislau Yeustsiahneyeu
disinfection specialist, sentenced to 3 years in prison
Date of birth: 20 September 1995
Date of detention: 29 September 2020
Charges indicted:
Art. 363 of the Criminal Code — Resistance to a police officer or other person guarding public order
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Viktoryia Paliashchuk
Prosecutor: Siarhei Habrukovich
Prison: Penal colony No. 1
Uladzislau Yeustsihneyeu was accused of resisting riot police with violence during the detention of peaceful protesters at a rally on June 19 in Maladziečna.
On that day, the police arbitrarily used disproportionate violence to detain one of the protesters, claiming that he was actively involved in the unauthorized event.
On September 29, the Maladziečna District Court convicted Pavel Piaskou under Part 2 of Art. 363 of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to 3 years and 3 months of imprisonment.
On November 20, the Minsk City Court upheld the sentence.