Dzmitryi Samsonau

Prisoner

Date of detention: 3 July 2024

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 235 of the Criminal Code — Legalization ("laundering") of proceeds from crime
  • Art. 375 of the Criminal Code — Deliberate disclosure of official secrets
  • Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason

Sentence: 19 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Tatsiana Falkouskaya

Groups: The military

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