Artsiom Andrasiuk

sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 26 June 1994

Date of detention: 11 November 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: 2 years

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

Prison sentence start date: 11 November 2021

Date of release: 8 November 2023

Judge: Vera Filonik

Prosecutor: Henadz Bury, Vadzim Bahatka

Artsiom Andrasiuk is a defendant in the series of trials targeting participants in the Brest "dancing protest" of September 13, 2020 (when peaceful protesters were dispersed by a water cannon).

Andrasiuk was charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).

On August 4, 2021, the Maskoŭski District Court of Brest sentenced Andrasiuk to two years of restricted freedom in an open penitantiary ("khimiya").

The convict started serving his sentence on November 11, 2021.

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