Dzmitryi Bahachenka

sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 18 May 1978

Date of detention: 28 December 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 31 October 2024

Judge: Ruslan Tsaruk

Groups: Businessmen, Lawyers and attorneys

Dzmitryi Bahachenka is a 45-year-old lawyer and entrepreneur. He was accused of 'incitement to other social enmity or hatred' under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code.

The trial began on April 27, 2023, in the Homieĺ Regional Court. On May 23, 2023, Judge Ruslan Tsaruk found Bahachenka guilty and sentenced him to 24 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.

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