Roman was detained in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on September 13, 2020 in Brest, where people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them. He was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order." According to the prosecution, the downtime of the trolleybus and bus depots caused damage in the amount of about 660 Belarusian rubles.
Former political prisonersProbation
Roman Tagirovich Yakhin
- 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 08.06.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, unknown rubles of compensation.Appeal 20.08.2021
the sentence was upheld.Involved in repression

Alexey Mikhailovich Yaroshik
MoreState prosecutors11 november 1981
- Place:
- Brest District Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 08.06.2021

Alexander Anatolyevich Plyshevsky
MoreState prosecutors28 july 1974
- Place:
- Brest District Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 08.06.2021

Sergey Mikhailovich Marucek
MoreJudges30 may 1978
- Place:
- Brest District Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 08.06.2021

Sergey Aleksandrovich Berezyuk
MoreJudges8 january 1973
- Place:
- Brest Regional Court
- Type:
- Appeal
- Date:
- 20.08.2021

Michael Vladimirovich Vashkevich
MoreOverseers18 october 1975
- Place:
- SIZO-7
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility

- In custody:
- from 09.02.2021 to 08.06.2021
- Case categories:
- The case of round dances, Brest, 2020Brest 2020 Protests
- Hometown:
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Birthday:
- 12.02.1975
- Articles:
- Organization of group actions grossly disturbing public order
- 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
09.02.2021
Transfer
SIZO-7 — In custody
08.06.2021
Trial outcome 08.06.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, unknown rubles of compensation, Brest District Court
08.06.2021
Status change
Released pending appeal
20.08.2021
Appeal 20.08.2021
the sentence was upheld, Brest Regional Court
~20.08.2021
Status change
Probation
