Yauhen Shcharbina
Prisoner
Date of birth: 20 January 1984
Date of detention: 7 April 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. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: unknown
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Dzmitryi Kazlou
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Yauhen Shcharbina was arrested in April 2023 and detained under Article 130 of the Criminal Code (incitement to hatred) and Article 342 of the Criminal Code (organization and preparation of group actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them).
On November 14, 2023, the trial against Yauhen began at the Homieĺ Regional Court. Judge Dzmitryi Kazlou presided over the case.
