Yahor Kanetski
student, member of the Belarusian Students' Association, activist of the Free Trade Union
Date of birth: 28 June 1999
Date of detention: 12 November 2020
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 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Maryna Fiodarava
Prosecutor: Anastasiya Malika, Raman Chabatarou
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 1
Yahor Kanetski is a student of the Faculty of Biology of the Belarusian State University, member of the Belarusian Students' Association, activist of the Free Trade Union. He was detained on November 12 as part of a criminal case under Art. 342 part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (organization or participation in group actions that gravely breach public order). Yahor was initially held in the KGB pre-trial prison.