Siarhei Melnikau
Prisoner
Date of birth: 30 March 1974
Date of detention: 12 January 2024
Charges indicted:
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 13 months
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Mikhail Zubenia
On March 28, 2024, Siarhei Melnikau was convicted under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code (insulting Lukashenka). Judge Mikhail Zubenia sentenced Melnikau to 13 months' imprisonment.
On April 26, 2024, he was added to the list of extremists.
