Uladzislau Navitski

MMA fighter, sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 31 October 1993

Date of detention: 26 March 2022

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")

Judge: Maryna Fiodarava

Groups: Athletes

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Uladzislau Navitski, an MMA fighter, was detained at the end of March 2022 for participation in protests in 2020. According to preliminary information, he was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (group actions grossly violating public order).

On August 2, 2022, the Saviecki District Court of Minsk found him guilty and sentenced him to three years of restricted freedom in an open-type correctional institution. He was also found financially liable to the public transportation enterprise Minsktrans for 25,000 Belarusian rubles (equivalent to 9,910 US dollars).

MMA fighter Uladzislau Navitski sentenced to three years of restricted freedom

On August 2, 2022, the Saviecki District Court of Minsk sentenced an MMA fighter Uladzislau Navitski. He was charged with ‘organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order or participation in them’ under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code.

 

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