Vital Pryneslik
in custody pending trial
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 20 January 1992
Date of detention: 21 February 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 years
Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Judge: Viktoryia Shabunia
Groups: Priests and religious people
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Vital Pryneslik was arrested together with his wife in late February 2023, as a defendant in a criminal case on 'group actions grossly breaching public order' (Article 342 of the Criminal Code). His wife Lizaveta was released on recognizance.
Vital Pryneslik is an evangelical believer and a parishioner of the Word of Life church.
The trial of the spouses is to begin on May 29, 2023, in the Centraĺny District Court of Minsk. Judge Viktoryia Shabunia is to hear the case.
