Andrei Krauchuk
sentenced to 6 years imprisonment
Date of birth: 10 November 1987
Date of detention: 14 January 2023
Charges indicted:
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. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge
art. 188 of the Criminal Code — Defamation
Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 6 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Prison sentence start date: 10 January 2023
Judge: Anastasiya Papko
Prison: Penal colony No. 22
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Andrei Krauchuk was convicted under Part 1 of Article 130 ('Inciting hated'), Article 188 ('Defamation'), Parts 1 and 2 of Article 367 ('Slander against the President of Belarus'), Part 1 of Article 368 ('Contempt of the President of Belarus'), and Article 369 ('Contempt of a government official', 'Contempt of a judge').
The trial took place in the Minsk City Court behind closed doors in September and October 2022. The details are unknown.
On January 10, 2023, the Supreme Court heard the appeal in a closed session and upheld the verdict.
Andrei Krauchuk was included in the 'List of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens, and stateless persons involved in extremist activities'.
