Artsiom Kolasau

Date of birth: 12 November 1997

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. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: unknown

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Sviatlana Labor

Artsiom Kolasau was sentenced to imprisonment under Part 2 of Article 367, Part 1 of Article 368, and Article 369 of the Criminal Code.

From November 2 to December 1, 2023, the case was heard by Judge Sviatlana Labor in the Astraviec District Court. 

      On March 15, 2024, he was added to the list of citizens of Belarus, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.

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