Ihar Melnikau

Prisoner

Date of birth: 26 April 1980

Date of detention: 21 January 2024

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 4 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 1

Ihar Melnikau is a historian.

Melnikau's last activity on Instagram is dated January 21, 2024, just before a raid on those expressing support for political prisoners, which took place on January 23-24. It is not known whether he was involved in the raid or it was just a coincidence. 

Ihar's trial will begin on September 10 in the Minsk City Court. He is accused of "promoting extremist activities" (Part 1 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code). 

Mail address: Pre-trial detention center No. 1. 223016, Navadvorski selsavet, 143/4, v. Pashkovichy, Minsk rajon, Minsk voblast

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