Ihar Ivanou

Prisoner

Date of birth: 6 March 1971

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
  • Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Tatsiana Rakhmanenka

Ihar Ivanou was charged with insulting and slandering Lukashenka under Articles 368 and 367 of the Criminal Code. The trial, presided over by Judge Tatsiana Rakhmanenka, took place on December 21, 2023, resulting in a sentence of 2 years and 6 months of imprisonment.

On March 7, 2024, the Ministry of Internal Affairs added him to the 'list of extremists'.

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