Eduard Veramchuk

sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment

Prisoner

Date of birth: 22 August 1989

Date of detention: 9 March 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Tatsiana Kaberskaya, Yauhen Brehan

Prison: Penal colony No. 17

Eduard Veramchuk was convicted by the Kobryn District Court (Brest region) under Part 1 of Article 368 ('Contempt of the president of Belarus') and Article 369 ('Contempt of a public official') of the Criminal Code. Judge Tatsiana Kaberskaya considered the case on May 5, 2023.

On June 23, 2023, Eduard Veramchuk was included in the 'List of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens, and stateless persons involved in extremist activities'.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 17. 213004, Škloŭ, vulica 1-ja Zavodskaja 8

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