Dzmitry Kazlou
Author of the "Seryi Kot" YouTube channel
Date of detention: 10 Jun 2020
Charges indicted:
Art. 342 of the Criminal Code - Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 1
Dzmitry Kazlou is a blogger running a YouTube channel called "Seryi Kot". He was arrested on June 10 along with several European Belarus activists. The following day, he was sentenced to 20 days in jail and was due to be released on June 30, but remained behind bars. On the same day, it became known that was suspected of committing a crime under Part 1 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code ("Organization or participation in group actions that grossly violate public order"). The blogger was transferred to pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Minsk.