Andrei Rabiakou

Prisoner

Date of birth: 24 September 1986

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code β€” Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony

Judge: Natallia Panasenka

Andrei Rabiakou was convicted under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code (Insulting Lukashenka). On July 22, 2024, Judge Natallia Panasenka sentenced him to 2 years in a maximum-security penal colony. In addition, the man was ordered to undergo compulsory treatment for chronic alcoholism.

On October 11, 2024, he was added to the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.

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