Yakau Yakautsau

retired police officer

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 23 March 1971

Date of detention: 26 March 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 12 June 2023

Judge: Iryna Pradun

Groups: Law enforcement officers

Notes: Retirement age

Yakau Yakautsau is a retired police officer charged under Article 342, Article 368 and Article 369 of the Criminal Code.

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