Dzmitryi Selvestruk

Date of birth: 19 February 1990

Date of detention: 10 May 2023

Charges indicted:

Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities

Sentence: unknown

Judge: Sviatlana Charapanava

Dzmitryi Selvestruk is the creator of the Telegram channel "Silver Age. Football of Belarus" and ex-employee of Narodnaya Gazeta.

The trial began at Minsk City Court on September 27, 2023. Dzmitryi faces charges under Part 1 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code (promoting extremist activity). Judge Sviatlana Charapanava was appointed to lead the trial. Dmitry faces up to six years in a colony.

The last court session took place at the end of September. The verdict is still unknown.

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