Heorhii Charavaka

Prisoner

Date of birth: 28 November 1968

Date of detention: 9 August 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code β€” Participation or preparing to participate in hostilities on foreign soil by a Republic of Belarus citizen

Sentence: 5 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony

Judge: Sviatlana Charapanava

Notes: Detention upon return to Belarus, War in Ukraine

Cases: Donations

Heorhii Charavaka was detained under Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code. He is accused of "financing activities for participation in an armed formation or in armed conflicts on the territory of a foreign state".

On December 4, 2023, the case was considered by Judge Sviatlana Charapanava. The verdict is unknown.

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