Viachaslau Kalavusau
Prisoner
Charges indicted:
- Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
- Part 3 of Art. 293 of the Criminal code — Training or other preparation of persons for participation in mass riots, or financing of this activity
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 349 of the Criminal Code — Unauthorized access to computer information
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony
Judge: Safiya Khvalko
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 6
Cases: Protests in Baranavičy
On June 15, 2023, Viachaslau Kalavusau was convicted under Article 205 (Theft) and sentenced to two years and six months' imprisonment.
At the time of the politically motivated trial, he was currently serving a sentence under the previous article. The individual has a total of nine convictions since 1999, including three following the 2020 protests (including Article 341 of the Criminal Code - "property damage").
On June 14, 2024, the Court of Baranavičy and Baranavičy District initiated proceedings in the criminal case under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (Active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
Upon aggregating the sentences handed down in this and the preceding criminal case, the defendant was ultimately sentenced to three years of imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony.
