Yury Tashkinau
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 25 March 1982
Charges indicted:
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
- Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 4 September 2024
Judge: Aliaksandr Piskunou
Groups: Businessmen
Cases: Donations
Notes: Pardon / amnesty, War in Ukraine
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Hanna Steinmüller is a Member of the Bundestag for Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Yury Tashkinau was accused of Incitement to hatred (Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code) and Financing the activities of an extremist group (Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code).
On August 17, 2023, Tashkinau was sentenced to three years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. The case was considered by Judge Aliaksandr Piskunou in Homieĺ Regional Court in a closed session.
