Ihar Novikau
sentenced to 2 years
Date of birth: 1 October 1954
Date of detention: 4 December 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 341 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of structures and damage to property
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: Maryna Skalkovich
Prosecutor: Alena Sharko
Ihar Novikau was sentenced to 24 months in a general-security penal colony.
Ihar was charged under Part 1 and Part 2 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code (Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus), as well as under Art. 341 (Desecration of buildings and damage to property).
The man was in custody since December 4, 2021.
Novikau was included in the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.
At the end of October 2023, he served out his sentence and was released from prison.
