Anton Sotnikau

sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison

Prisoner

Date of birth: 31 January 1993

Date of detention: 8 February 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
  • Part 1 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism

Sentence: 4 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony

Judge: Sviataslau Kalina

Prosecutor: Aliaksei Baranouski, Alena Sharko

Prison: Penal colony No. 17

Cases: Protests in Brest

Anton Sotnikau is a resident of Brest detained on February 8, 2021, as part of a criminal case under Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code (participation in riots). He was also charged under Art. 339 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism) for allegedly throwing a jar with green paint at a police car.

On August 12, 2021, Judge Sviataslau Kalina of the Lieninski District Court of Brest sentenced him to 4 1/2 years in prison.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 17. 213004, Škloŭ, vulica 1-ja Zavodskaja 8

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