Yury Shcharbak
Prisoner
Date of birth: 11 September 1964
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: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Mikalai Siarheika
Prison: Penal colony No. 17
Yury Shcharbak was sentenced to one year and six months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony under Part 1 of Article 367 (Slander against Lukashenka) and Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code (Insulting Lukashenka).
The case was heard by Judge Mikalai Siarheika on March 24, 2023.
Yury is currently serving his sentence in penal colony No. 17.