Yauhen Velesik
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 2 November 1987
Charges indicted:
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: unknown
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 7 November 2024
Judge: Hanna Chyleka
Notes: Pardon / amnesty
Yauhen Velesik was convicted under Article 368 of the Criminal Code (insulting A. Lukashenka) and Article 367 of the Criminal Code (slander against A. Lukashenka). He was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was included in the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.
