Dzianis Karaban
sentenced to 2 1/2 years
Former political prisoner
Date of birth: 2 February 1990
Date of detention: 6 January 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: 2 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 3 June 2024
Judge: Katsiaryna Hruda
Prosecutor: Aliaksandr Zheshka
Prison: Penal colony No. 2
Cases: The Zeltser case
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Dzianis Karaban was arrested on January 6, 2022, in a criminal case under Art. 130 of the Criminal Code (Incitement to hatred) for his comment on the social network regarding the “Zeltser case”.
His trial began on February 9, 2022. On April 4, Brest Regional Court sentenced Dzianis to 2.5 years imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
