Yauhen Hormash
Prisoner
Date of birth: 26 April 1987
Date of detention: 5 June 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it
Sentence: 2 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Liubou Simakhina
Prison: Penal colony No. 1
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Yauhen Hormash is charged under three articles of the Criminal Code:
Part 1 of Article 342 (active participation in actions that grossly violate public order);
Part 3 of Article 361-1 (participation in an extremist formation);
Part 1 of Article 368 (insulting Lukashenka).
The trial began on September 4, 2023 at Minsk City Court. The case is being considered by Liubou Simakhina.