Andrey Alexeyevich Burak

Truck driver. The man was initially accused of hooliganism (Part 3 of Article 339 of the Criminal Code) and the creation of an extremist group or participation in it (Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code).

The Minsk City Court completed its consideration of the criminal case on February 29, 2024. Burako was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment for a period of five years under Part 3 of Art. 361-1 CC. The hooliganism charge was dropped.

According to the investigation , on the evening of May 11, 2023, on the M-5 Minsk-Gomel highway near the village of Yasen, near Bobruisk, “the driver of a DAF vehicle, driving past a stopped military transport convoy, detonated an unidentified device, independently made from pyrotechnic products, by throwing him towards the military personnel and military equipment and then tried to hide.

However, during the pursuit, his car was blocked by the military, and he himself was detained."

It was established that “extremist” symbols were pasted in the cabin of the car, and several subscriptions to radical channels recognized as extremist, including the “victory” plan, were on the mobile phone.

On April 12, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.