Kanstantsin Shestau
Prisoner
Date of birth: 20 April 1978
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group
- Art. 290-1 of the Criminal Code — Financing of terrorist activities
Sentence: 8 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Sviatlana Charapanava
Prison: Penal colony No. 15
Cases: Donations
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Kanstantsin Shestau was convicted on March 14, 2024 in Minsk City Court.
Judge Sviatlana Charapanava sentenced him to imprisonment for financing terrorist and extremist activities under Part 2 of Article 290-1, Parts 1 and 2 of Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code.
On April 12, 2024, he was included in the list of citizens of Belarus, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.
