Yauhen Khamiankou

Prisoner

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: unknown

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Dzmitry Kryvela

Prison: Penal colony No. 22

Yauhen Khamiankou was convicted in closed mode in the Сourt of Barysau District of Minsk Region under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code (insulting Lukashenka). On January 20, 2023, Judge Dzmitry Kryvela sentenced him to a term of restricted freedom with placement in an open-type correctional institution. However, his sentence was later changed to a more severe regime, and he was transferred to serve his sentence in Penal Colony 22.

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

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