Vasil Pilets
released
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 10 November 1981
Date of detention: 10 May 2021
Charges indicted:
- Part 1 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism
Sentence: 1 year
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Date of release: 11 January 2022
Judge: Mikalai Rachynski, Anatol Zayats, Valeryi Ramanouski
Cases: Protests in Hrodna
Vasil Pilets is a resident of Hrodna convicted under Part 1 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code, "hooliganism".
Pilets allegedly used violence against two activists of a local pro-government community group, after they attempted to paint over an image of the white-red-white flag on the asphalt.
On February 12, the Kastryčnicki District Court of Hrodna sentenced Vasil Pilets to one year of restricted freedom (home confinement). However, following an appeal filed by Deputy Prosecutor of Hrodna Dzmitry Antanovich, the Board for Criminal Cases of the Hrodna Regional Court replaced the sentence with one year’s imprisonment in an open penitentiary. The verdict was final, and Vasil Pilets was sent to serve his sentence.
Vasil served his sentence in full and was released on January 11, 2022.
