Andrei Zhameika
Prisoner
Date of birth: 3 December 1972
Date of detention: 10 October 2022
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
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 10 October 2022
Judge: Alena Kaptsevich
Prison: Open correctional facility No. 17
On 19 September 2022, the Zavodsky District Court of Minsk considered the case of Andrei Zhameika, a Minsk resident.
He was accused of writing comments allegedly containing insults against Lukashenka (Article 368 of the Criminal Code) and government officials (Article 369 of the Criminal Code). According to the indictment, Zhameika posted those messages online from October 2020 to November 2021.
Zhameika pleaded guilty. The judge Alena Kaptsevich sentenced him to three years at an open-type correctional facility. Besides, he has to pay a fine of BYN 3,200. The court ordered to confiscate his mobile phone.
