
Ruslan Viktorovich Ksenzhik
- 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

Acts as a public prosecutor in politically motivated cases. Acted as a public prosecutor in the case of drummer Alexey Sanchuk, who was charged under Part 2 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in mass riots and Article 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them. Alexey sometimes played at marches. When he was arrested, he was severely beaten. Seryakov requested 6 years of imprisonment for him. Alexey was given 6 years of imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony as a punishment. Acted as a public prosecutor in the case of Vyacheslav Kosinerov, charged under Part 1 of Article 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism. The man threw a rope noose around a sculpture in the image of a tsarist gendarme, installed in front of the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus in order to protest against the arbitrariness of the police authorities. Seryakov requested 2 years of imprisonment for him. Vyacheslav received a fine as punishment. In 2021, he requested 2 years for a former policeman who resigned in August on moral principles. In April 2021, he brought charges against a girl for insulting Lidiya Yermoshina.
Found: 10
Found: 10

We are collecting information about the conditions in Belarusian penitentiary institutions to analyse the situation, share accurate data with the public and use it for future reforms. Please fill in the questionnaire — your experience matters.






