Siarhei Lashchanka

Prisoner

Date of birth: 31 December 1971

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: Volha Tserakhava

Siarhei Lashchanka was convicted under Article 368 of the Criminal Code for insulting A. Lukashenka. He was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

      On May 24, 2024, he was added to the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.

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