Viktar Viktaravich Zhdaniuk
- 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

Acted as a public prosecutor in politically motivated cases. Acted as a public prosecutor in the case of Alexander Kordyukov, who was charged under Article 363 of the Criminal Code and Article 139 of the Criminal Code. He was accused of attempted murder of a serviceman who was in civilian clothes during the protests and shot Gennady Shutov. Alexander was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony. Requested that Gennady Shutov, who died from a head wound, be found guilty of resistance — and that a sentence be passed without sentencing. The shot was fired by serviceman Gavrilov, exceeding his official authority. Acted as a public prosecutor in the case of Artem Androsyuk, who was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them. Artem was sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility. He acted as the state prosecutor in the case of mother of many children Yulia Laptanovich, who was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code, Article 369 of the Criminal Code, Article 366 of the Criminal Code, Article 188, Article 203 Part 1 of the Criminal Code, Article 389 of the Criminal Code, Article 361 Part 4 of the Criminal Code. Yulia was sentenced to 4 years and 9 months of imprisonment in a penal colony under general regime. Her husband Igor Laptanovich is also a political prisoner - he received two and a half years in a penal colony.
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