Artsiom Karatkevich
Prisoner
Date of birth: 26 December 1996
Date of detention: 9 June 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it
Sentence: 4 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Sviatlana Charapanava
Prison: Penal colony No. 22
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Groups: Telegram channel administrators
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Beat Flach is a member of the Swiss National Council and Vice-President of the Grünliberalen parliamentary group
Artsiom Karatkevich studied at Homiel State Technical University. A few years ago the guy moved to Minsk and worked as a waiter.
In a “repentant” video published in mid-March, Artsiom said that he was detained “for moderating the 97% Serebryanka chat.” But this Telegram channel was recognized as an “extremist formation” only on May 30, 2023.
Artsiom is charged under Part 1 of Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code (Creation of an extremist formation).
