Vadzim Zdanovich

sentenced to 14 months in open-typed panitentiary

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 6 December 1987

Date of detention: 19 November 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Sentence: 14 months

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Prison sentence start date: 3 March 2022

Date of release: 1 December 2022

Judge: Uladzimir Pazniak

Cases: Protests in Hrodna

Vadim Zdanovich was found guilty of active participation in group actions, grossly violating public order that involved evident disobedience to the legitimate demands of the authorities, resulting in disruption of public transport (Article 342 of the Criminal Code).

Judge of Kastryčnicki district court of Hrodna Pazniak sentenced him to 14 months in an open-type correctional facility.

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