Valiantsin Sutsiahin
Prisoner
Date of birth: 14 December 1980
Date of detention: 20 December 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 2 year
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Safiya Khvalko
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 6
Cases: Protests in Baranavičy
Valiantsin Sutsiahin was arrested for participation in a protest action in Baranavičy.
On June 14, 2024, the Court of Baranavičy and Baranavičy District began to consider the criminal case under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order). Valiantsin and eight other individuals are being tried under this article. The presiding judge is Safiya Khvalko.