Vasil Yarmolenka
musician, sentenced to 3 years
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 6 May 1985
Date of detention: 25 January 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison: Released awaiting the commencement of the sentence
Groups: Cultural workers
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Vasil Yarmolenka is a musician, former artist of the Belarusian State Dance Ensemble. He was arrested on January 25, 2022, in a criminal case on group actions grossly violating public order (Article 342 of the Criminal Code).
He is held in pre-trial detention center.
On April 22, 2022, a trial was held in which Vasil Yarmolenka was found guilty of active participation in the 2020 post-election protests and sentenced to three years of restricted freedom in an open-type penitentiary. She was released in the courtroom on her own recognizance pending the determination of where she would serve her sentence.
