Viktar Miarzlikin
Prisoner
Date of birth: 21 November 2002
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
- Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 5 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Sviatlana Charapanava
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 1
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Viktor Miarzlikin was convicted in Minsk City Court under Part 1 of Article 130 (incitement of racial, national, religious or other social enmity or discord), Part 3 of Article 361 (calls for restrictive measures (sanctions), other actions aimed at harming the national security of the Republic of Belarus), Part 2 of Article 367 (slander against Lukashenka), Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code (organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them).
From June 24 to June 28, 2024, the case was considered by Judge Sviatlana Charapanava. The verdict is 5 years' imprisonment.
On July 26, 2024, he was added to the "extremist list".
In August 2024, he was added to the "terrorist list" by the KGB.
