Dzmitry Holub
Political prisoner
Date of birth: 29 January 1989
Date of detention: 7 March 2024
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: 4 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Dzmitry Bubenchyk
Dzmitry Holub is a foreman of Hrodnazhylstroi OJSC. He was tried in the Hrodna Regional Court in November 2024. Dzmitry was found guilty under three criminal articles: Part 1 of Article 130 (incitement to other social hatred), Part 1 of Article 368 (insulting Lukashenka), Part 1 of Article 342 (active participation in actions that grossly violate public order).
On November 22, 2024, Judge Dmitry Bubenchyk sentenced him to four years' imprisonment in a general security penal colony.
As reported by the pro-government TG channel, the man allegedly took part in post-election protests and left insulting comments about security forces and the Russian military.