Andrei was detained in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Pinsk on the night of August 9-10, 2020 against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
Former political prisonersReleased
Andrei Matsuk
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre
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Sentences
Trial outcome 06.07.2021
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.Appeal 03.09.2021
the sentence was upheld.Involved in repression
Fedor Stepanovich Leshok
MoreState prosecutors19 may 1996
- Place:
- Court of the Maskouski District of Brest
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 06.07.2021
Michael Mikhailovich Daineko
MoreState prosecutors19 may 1970
- Place:
- Court of the Maskouski District of Brest
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 06.07.2021
Faith Vyacheslavovna Filonik
MoreJudges8 march 1990
- Place:
- Court of the Maskouski District of Brest
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 06.07.2021
Michael Vladimirovich Vashkevich
MoreOverseers18 october 1975
- Place:
- SIZO-7
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
- In custody:
- from 24.03.2021 to 24.06.2025
- Case categories:
- 2020 Pinsk protests
- Hometown:
- Pinsk
- Birthday:
- 27.04.1992
- Was held in:
- IK №3
- Articles:
- Participation in riots
- Marks:
- Control of a person's financial transactions, restrictions on crossing the Belarusian border, a 5-year ban on military service and public office after the conviction is expunged, etc.
Timeline
- 2021
24.03.2021
Transfer
SIZO-6 — In custody
~17.05.2021
Transfer
SIZO-7 — In custody
06.07.2021
Trial outcome 06.07.2021
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, Court of the Maskouski District of Brest
~13.08.2021
Transfer
SIZO-6 — In custody
03.09.2021
Appeal 03.09.2021
the sentence was upheld, Brest Regional Court