Uladzislau Barysau

Prisoner

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Prison sentence start date: 31 May 2024

Judge: Andrei Hrushko

Prison: Penal colony No. 17

Cases: Protests in Brest

Uladzislau Barysau was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.

On April 5, 2024, he was found guilty under Article 342 of the Criminal Code for participation in the protests in Brest on the night of August 10-11, 2020. The sentence was pronounced by Judge Andrei Hrushko in the Leninski District Court of Brest.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 17. 213004, Škloŭ, vulica 1-ja Zavodskaja 8

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