Valeryi Tsimashenka
sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 9 September 1983
Date of detention: 15 January 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Vera Halaukova
Notes: Pardon / amnesty
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Valeryi Tsimashenka is 49 years old. He is from Minsk. He was accused of 'supporting extremist activities' (Part 1 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code) and 'organizing and preparing actions grossly disrupting public order' (Part 1 of Article 342).
On March 2, 2023, the Minsk City Court sentenced Valeryi Tsimashenka to three years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. Judge Vera Halaukova heard the case.
