Siarhei Yakubionak

Prisoner

Date of birth: 22 January 1976

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: Aliaksandr Khaladtsou

Siarhei Yakubionak was found guilty of "insulting Lukashenka" (Article 368 of the Criminal Code) and "slandering Lukashenka" (Article 367 of the Criminal Code). 

On December 13, 2023, Judge Aliaksandr Khaladtsou sentenced Siarhei to two years and six months in a penal colony.

He is currently detained at Prison No. 4.

      On March 22, 2024, he was added to the list of citizens of Belarus, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.

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