Mikhail was convicted of writing protest graffiti (“Long Live Belarus,” “3%,” etc.) on buildings and structures in the Zapadnaya microdistrict of Orsha.
He was released in April 2021, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Former political prisonersReleased
Michael Alekseevich Berkas
- 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 24.02.2021
1 month of arrest, unknown rubles of compensation.Involved in repression
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Dragunov
MoreJudges4 may 1977
- Place:
- court of the Orsha district and the city of Orsha
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 24.02.2021
- In custody:
- from 16.03.2021 to 10.04.2021
- Case categories:
- Direct action
- Hometown:
- Orsha
- Birthday:
- 01.05.1999
- Was held in:
- SIZO-2, Vitebsk, Gagarina 2., 210026
- Articles:
- Desecration of buildings and damage to property
Timeline
- 2021
24.02.2021
Trial outcome 24.02.2021
1 month of arrest, unknown rubles of compensation, court of the Orsha district and the city of Orsha
16.03.2021
Transfer
SIZO-2 — In custody
10.04.2021
Status change
Released