Mikhail Kalishuk

sentenced to 4 years in prison

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 9 July 1996

Date of detention: 31 August 2020

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 4 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a high security prison

Date of release: 28 March 2024

Judge: Andrei Hrushko

Notes: Prison security level

Cases: Protests in Brest

Mikhail Kalishuk

Mikhail Kalishuk was detained and beaten by riot police on August 10, 2020, in Brest. On August 11, Mikhail was released.

On August 31, he was re-arrested on suspicion of involvement in riots.

The detainee was later charged under Art. 293 of the Criminal Code and remanded in the pre-trial detention center in Brest.

On May 21, 2021, Judge Andrei Hrushko of the Lieninski District Court of Brest sentenced Kalishuk to 4 years in a medium-security penal colony.

He was released from prison on March 28, 2024.

 

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