Viachaslau Yaniuk

Prisoner

Date of birth: 1 September 1993

Date of detention: 15 March 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Part 1 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Organization of riots

Sentence: 5 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony

Judge: Marharyta Lantsevich

Cases: Protests in Hrodna

On the list of “terrorists” (Money transfers are prohibited)

Vyachaslau Yanyuk was accused of mass riots under Part 1 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code.

The trial took place in the Kastrychnitski District Court of Hrodna on June 23, 2023. Judge Marharyta Lantsevich found Yanyuk guilty of organization of riots and sentenced him to five years in a medium-security penal colony.

     On August 18, 2023, he was included in the list of persons involved in extremist activities.

 

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