Yauhen Kislou

Prisoner

Date of birth: 29 August 1980

Charges indicted:

  • Part 1 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Organization of riots
  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
  • 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
  • Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
  • Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities

Sentence: 5 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Mikalai Dolia

Prison: Penal colony No. 22

Cases: Protests in Homieĺ

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Yauhen Kislou was charged under a number of criminal articles:

  • Insulting a government official (Article 369 of the Criminal Code);
  • Insulting Lukashenka (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code);
  • Organizing riots (Part 1 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code);
  • Promoting extremist activities (Part 1 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code);
  • Promoting extremist activities (Part 2 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code);
  • Incitement to hatred (Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code).

From November 17, 2023 to January 3, 2024, his criminal case was being considered in closed session. Judge Mikalai Dolya sentenced Kislou to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 100 basic units.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 22. 225295, Brest region, Ivacevičy, station Damanava, PO Box 20

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