Artsiom Antonau

Prisoner

Date of birth: 16 September 1992

Date of detention: 15 December 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Uladzimir Zholudzeu

Prison: Penal colony No. 22

Artsiom Antonau

Artsiom Antonau was detained under Article 368 of the Criminal Code for insulting Lukashenka.

He was detained at the end of December 2023. At first he was detained on an administrative case, but after his house was searched and his equipment confiscated, he was charged under the criminal article.

Artsiom is the son of the Belarusian journalist Siarhei Antonau, who was forced to emigrate.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 22. 225295, Brest region, Ivacevičy, station Damanava, PO Box 20

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