Yury Bandarenka

Prisoner

Date of birth: 22 July 1969

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Andrei Litvin

Notes: Foreign citizens

Yury Bandarenka was convicted under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code (insulting Lukashenka). On July 10, 2024, the case was considered by Judge Andrei Litvin. He sentenced Yury to 18 months' imprisonment.

On September 20, 2024, he was added to the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.

 

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