Valery Melnichuk
Prisoner
Date of birth: 17 November 1992
Date of detention: 2 March 2021
Charges indicted:
- Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
Sentence: 4 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Judge: Dzmitryi Shuryn
Prison: Penal colony No. 17
Cases: Protests in Brest
Valery Melnichuk is a resident of Brest involved in a criminal case opened under Art. 293 of the Criminal Code (participation in riots) after the post-election protests of August, 2020.
Valery was released on bail, but detained on March 2, 2021, after he went to the police department.