Artur Charniauski
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 4 April 1995
Date of detention: 6 December 2021
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: 2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 6 December 2021
Date of release: 3 January 2024
Judge: Mikalai Krupadziorau, Ruslan Huryn
Artur Charniauski was convicted of insulting a public official under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code and sentenced to two (2) years of restricted freedom in an open-type correctional facility. His case was heard in October 2022, by the Gomel Chyhunachny District Court, behind closed doors.
He will be serving his sentence from 6 December 2021.
He was scheduled to be released in early 2024.
