Valery Mefadziyenka

Prisoner

Date of detention: 10 August 2024

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group
  • Art. 290-1 of the Criminal Code — Financing of terrorist activities

Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 2

Groups: IT specialists

Valery Mefadziyenka, an IT specialist, was tried on October 21, 2024. He is charged under Article 361-2 (financing of extremist activities) and Part 2 of Article 290 (financing of terrorist activities) of the Criminal Code. Judge Yury Urban is in charge of the trial.

 
Mail address: Pre-trial detention center No. 2. 210026, Viciebsk, vulica Haharyna 2

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