Dzianis Filonchyk

in custody

Prisoner

Date of birth: 2 September 1983

Date of detention: 2 December 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it
  • Part 1 of Art. 14 and Part 2 of Art. 357 of the Criminal Code — Attempted conspiracy to seize state power by unconstitutional means

Sentence: 9 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony

Judge: Siarhei Khrypach

Prison: Penal colony No. 20

Cases: Gaidukevich case

Dzianis Filonchyk is ccused of 'attempted conspiracy to seize the state power' and 'joining an extremist organization' under Part 1 of Article 14 and Part 2 of Article 357, and Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code, respectively.

He is a defendant in the case of the arson of the house of Aleh Haidukevich, a pro-government parliament member. On the night of July 11-12, 2021, Haidukevich's house in the village of Siomkava, Minsk region, was attacked with Molotov cocktails. On July 12, the KGB started a case under Part 1 of Article 289 of the Criminal Code ('Act of terrorism').

Dzianis Filonchyk lives in Minsk and works as a loader. He has two minor children.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 20. 247755, Homieĺ region, Mazyr district, Michalkoŭski sieĺsaviet, 70

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