Dzianis Davydulin

sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 21 August 2002

Date of detention: 18 March 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
  • Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 8 July 2022

Cases: Protests in Žlobin

Dzianis Davydulin is a resident of Žlobin sentenced to 1 1/2 years in a general-security penal colony under Art. 342 (active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order) and under Art. 364 of the Criminal Code (violence against the police).

Davydulin was accused of attending a protest on the night of August 9 and grossly violating public order, obstructing public transport and walking on the road. He also called on others not to obey the demands of the police and shouted slogans. He allegedly actively resisted police officers, threw stones and bottles at them, and hit their gear.

Davydulin was convicted on March 18, 2021.

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