Valery Vishchenia
sentenced to 21 months under home confinement
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 12 July 1987
Date of detention: 29 April 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: 21 months
Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 5 September 2021
Judge: Dzmitry Karsiuk
Prosecutor: Tsimafei Nichyparuk
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Valery Vishchenia is a resident of Minsk detained on April 29, 2021, in a criminal case under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (organization or active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
Vishchenia has three children. The youngest child has a disability.
On July 12, the Centraĺny District Court of Minsk sentenced Vishchenia to three years of restricted freedom in an open correctional facility ("khimiya"). The convict was released in the courtroom to await an appeal hearing.
On September 5, 2021, Vishchenia was re-arrested to serve his sentence.
In July 2022, it became known that Valery would serve the remainder of his sentence (21 months) under home confinement.
