Andrei Kupreyeu

sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment in a penal colony

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 15 October 1974

Date of detention: 16 May 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 1 March 2024

Judge: Iryna Pradun

Prison: Penal colony No. 17

Andrei Kupreyeu

Andrei Kupreyeu comes from Rahačoŭ, Homieĺ region. He was convicted for 'insulting the president of Belarus' under Part 1 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Belarus.

The verdict was announced on August 11, 2022 in the Rahačoŭ District Court— 24 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.

Kupreyeu was included in the 'List of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities'.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 17. 213004, Škloŭ, vulica 1-ja Zavodskaja 8

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