Yauhen Pak

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 21 February 1990

Date of detention: 15 November 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 1 year and 6 months

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Prison sentence start date: 5 March 2022

Date of release: 5 September 2023

Judge: Maryia Aliferuk

Yauhen Pak was taken into custody on November 15, 2021. He is facing charges of insulting Aliaksandr Lukashenka under Art. 368 of the Criminal Code.

On December 27, 2021, judge Maryia Alifiaruk sentenced Yauhen Pak  to 1 year and 6 months of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary. Yauhen was released in the courtroom.

According to human rights defenders, Yauhen was supposed to be released in September 2023.

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