Cheslau Herasimovich
Political prisoner
Date of detention: 29 July 2024
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group
Sentence: 5 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Sviatlana Makarevich
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 1
Notes: Detention upon return to Belarus
Groups: IT specialists
Cheslau Herasimovich was sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment for donations under Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code (financing extremist activities). On December 5 and 9, 2024 the case was considered by Judge Sviatlana Makarevich.
Cheslau is a resident of Minsk. For some time in 2022 he worked in Vilnius, but in the fall of 2022 he returned to Minsk.
Place of detention: Pre-trial detention center No. 1. 223016, Navadvorski selsavet, 143/4, v. Pashkovichy, Minsk rajon, Minsk voblast
