Viktar Dzenisenka
served full term, released
Date of birth: 18 April 1992
Date of detention: 6 June 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: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Date of release: 3 December 2022
Judge: Sviataslau Kalina
Viktar Dzenisenka is a defendant in the Brest "dancing protest" trial opened after the events of September 13, 2020, when the protesters danced at an intersection and were dispersed by a water cannon.
Dzenisenka was charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
On February 25, 2021, the Lieninski District Court of Brest sentenced Viktar Dzenisenka to 1 1/2 years in an open correctional facility ("khimiya").
Dzenisenka served his sentence in full and was released on December 3, 2022.
