Pavel Shcherbin

sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom

Prisoner

Date of birth: 14 September 1999

Date of detention: 28 December 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: 3 years

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

Prison sentence start date: 19 August 2022

Judge: Andrei Mlechka

Prosecutor: Aksana Dudko

Prison: Open correctional facility No. 7

Pavel Shcherbin was detained on December 20, 2021, as part of a criminal case for ‘active participation in group actions grossly violating public order’ (Article 342 of the Criminal Code). On April 14, 2022, he was sentenced to three years of restricted freedom in an open-type penal facility.

Since August 19, 2022, he has been serving his sentence.

Mail address: Open correctional facility No. 7. 225136, Pružany district, Kuplina

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