Viachaslau Papou
sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 24 May 1994
Date of detention: 10 March 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: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Prison sentence start date: 4 July 2021
Date of release: 19 March 2023
Judge: Yuliya Shut
Prosecutor: Maryia Malikava
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Viachaslau Papou is a resident of Minsk detained on March 10, 2021. The security officers broke the door into his apartment, pinned the man to the floor and smashed his face. The apartment was searched.
Papou was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (organization or active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order) in connection with the events of August 9-10, 2020, in Minsk.
On June 10, 2021, Judge Yuliya Shut of the Lieninski District Court of Minsk sentenced Viachaslau Papou to three years of restricted freedom in an open correctional facility (“khimiya”).
The convict was released in the courtroom, but remained under travel restrictions to await an appeal hearing.
Papou was re-arrested and sent to serve his sentence on July 4, 2021.
