Cheslau Kananovich
Former political prisoner
Date of birth: 11 August 1992
Date of detention: 5 July 2023
Charges indicted:
- Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code — Participation or preparing to participate in hostilities on foreign soil by a Republic of Belarus citizen
Sentence: 5 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 January 2025
Judge: Viachaslau Tuleika
Cases: Donations
Notes: Pardon / amnesty, War in Ukraine
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Bruno Hönel is a member of the Bundestag for Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Cheslau Kananovich was charged under Part 2 of Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code with "financing activities related to participation in armed conflicts in a foreign state".
On December 18, 2023, Judge Viachaslau Tuleika sentenced Kananovich to five years of imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony.
