Siarhei Zakharanka

Prisoner

Date of birth: 24 July 1980

Date of detention: 10 March 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
  • Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
  • Art. 179 of the Criminal Code — Illegal collection and dissemination of information about private life
  • Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
  • Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities

Sentence: 4 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Aliaksandr Piskunou

Groups: Businessmen

Cases: Protests in Homieĺ

On the list of “terrorists” (Money transfers are prohibited)

Siarhei Zakharanka was sentenced in a closed-door trial to four years of imprisonment under Articles 367, 342, 369, 368, 179, 130, 361-4 for slandering Mr. Lukashenka, insulting him and other government officials, and sharing personal data of individuals involved in the crackdown on protests with media recognized as extremist.

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