Yauhen Merunko
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 16 May 1970
Date of detention: 8 December 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 5 June 2022
Date of release: 30 May 2024
Judge: Aliaksandr Zinchuk
Yauhen Merunko was detained on December 8, 2021, and charged under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code (insulting the President)..
On March 1, 2022, the Navabielica District Court of Homieĺ sentenced Yauhen to 24 months of restricted freedom in an open-type correctional facility.
Since June 5, Yauhen has been serving his sentence.
