Artur Piadzko

Prisoner

Date of birth: 28 November 1979

Date of detention: 23 November 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred

Sentence: 9 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Siarhei Khrypach

Prison: Penal colony No. 15

Cases: Protests in Minsk

On the list of “terrorists” (Money transfers are prohibited)

Artur Piadzko is a leading engineer of the Minskenergo state energy provider. He is accused of leaking personal information of more than 500 officials to protest Telegram channels. He was charged under Part 6 of Art. 16 and Part 3 of Art. 130 of the Criminal Code of Belarus ('Assistance in inciting enmity committed by a group of persons').

Piadzko was taken into custody.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 15. 213105, Mahilioŭ, Viejna, Slaŭharadskaja šaša 183

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