Valery Sakovich

Prisoner

Date of birth: 12 November 1998

Date of detention: 9 April 2024

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Natallia Dziadkova

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Valery Sakovich was sentenced to one year and six months in a penal colony under Article 342 (Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them) of the Criminal Code.

The sentence was handed down by Judge Natalia Dziadkova in Peršamaiski District Court of Minsk on April 24, 2024.

It is known that he was taken into custody in connection with the 2020 protests in Minsk.

 

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