Viachaslau Syrayezhka

sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 16 November 1992

Date of detention: 13 August 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code β€” Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Prison sentence start date: 13 August 2022

Date of release: 17 December 2023

Judge: Yuliya Chyzh

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Viachaslau Syrayezhka was sentenced to two years of restricted freedom in an open-type penal facility under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order) for participating in protests 

He is serving his sentence.

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