Ivan Charavaka
sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment
Political prisoner
Date of birth: 22 January 1985
Date of detention: 31 August 2021
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
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
- Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge
Sentence: 4 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Alena Shylko, Ala Skuratovich
Prison: Penal colony No. 1
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Ivan Charavaka was detained on criminal charges under Articles 368 of the Criminal Code (Insulting the President), 369 of the Criminal Code (Insulting a government official) and 130 of the Criminal Code (Incitement to hatred).
At the beginning of January 2022, Ivan's has been transferred to pre-trial detention centre No. 1.
On June 10, 2022, Judge Alena Shylko found Ivan guilty and sentenced him to four years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
