Vital Shyshlou
sentenced to 6 years in prison
Prisoner
Date of birth: 15 August
Date of detention: 25 September 2020
Charges indicted:
- Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies
Sentence: 6 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Judge: Sviatlana Bandarenka
Prosecutor: Raman Biziuk, Fiodar Sinitski
Prison: Penal colony No. 3
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Lena Werner, Member of the German Bundestag
Vital Shyshlou was detained after a protest on September 23, 2020 in Minsk, which took place after the secret inauguration of Lukashenka. He was then shown on state TV channels with his hands tied in the woods.
Shyshlou was accused of violence against police officers (Article 364 of the Criminal Code), for spraying pepper gas at a police car, as well as under Part 2 of Art. 293 (participation in riots) and Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (group actions grossly violating public order).
The detainee was eventually sentenced to 6 years in a medium-security penal colony.
