Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex58 · male
OccupationJournalist
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 15
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence8 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Siarhei Sacuk is an investigative journalist and editor of the portal 'Ezhenдневник' (ej.by). He was detained following his investigations into large-scale corruption in the medical sector. He was sentenced to eight years in a general regime colony.
Key Facts
05 entries- 01[politzek] Журналист-расследователь, редактор белорусского портала "Ежедневник" (ej.by). Родился 15 апреля 1968 г. в г. Жодино. Служил в армии в подразделении, занимавшемся радиоразведкой, работал на стройке. Закончил факультет журналистики Белорусского государственного университета. Работал редактором отдела права, происшествий и журналистских расследований «Белорусской деловой газеты». В 1998-1999 г.г. были опубликованы его научно-фантастическая трилогия «Миротворцы конуса» и роман «Спецподразделение Чистки».
- 02Organization: Yezhednevnik
- 03Role: Journalist
- 04Event start: December 8, 2021
- 05[CPJ] https://cpj.org/data/people/siarhei-satsuk/
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Сяргей Сацук — журналіст-расследавальнік і рэдактар партала «Ежедневник» (ej.by). Ён быў затрыманы пасля сваіх расследаванняў маштабнай карупцыі ў медыцынскай галіне. Ён быў асуджаны да восьмі гадоў пазбаўлення волі ў калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
05 count- 01Bribery
- 02Inciting hostility
- 03Abuse of power or official authority
- 04Anti-state
- 05Retaliatory
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. BY-430Art. BY-130Art. BY-426
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
December 8, 2021
Sentence served
4y 6mo / 8 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
ViasnaCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Siarhei Sacuk (PPW case cmmjnncy). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnncyy00k41vyatl04y0h1. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/sjarhei-sacuk).
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