Yahor Voukau
Prisoner
Date of birth: 9 April 1969
Date of detention: 3 February 2024
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Tamara Vnukevich
Prison: Penal colony No. 17
Groups: Businessmen
Cases: Donations, Protests in Minsk
Yahor Voukau was convicted by the Minsk City Court under Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code (financing the activities of an extremist formation) and Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code (organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them). The case was considered by Judge Tamara Vnukevich from April 30 to May 6, 2024.
On August 9, 2024, he was included in the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.
