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'.