Yauhen Hlushkou
Prisoner
Date of birth: 11 December 1968
Date of detention: 5 January 2024
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it
- Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code — Participation or preparing to participate in hostilities on foreign soil by a Republic of Belarus citizen
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Dzmitryi Krenzhyeuski
Prison: Prison No. 4
Groups: Journalists
Notes: War in Ukraine
Yauhen Hlushkou is a journalist and videographer from Mahilioŭ.
Hlushkou was arrested on January 4 or 5, 2024, with the help of an assault because the man did not open the door to the police. He was dragged outside in the clothes he was wearing at home.
He was detained under Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code (Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it).
Yauhen is charged with "participation of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus in hostilities on the territory of a foreign state without state authorization" (Part 1 of Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code), "creation of an extremist formation" (Part 1 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code) and "participation in an extremist formation" (Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code).
The trial began on July 12, 2024 at the Mahiliou Regional Court. Judge Dzmitry Krenzhyeuski sentenced Yauhen to 3 years in penal colony, as well as a fine of 200 basic.
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