Mikalai Amelchanka
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 23 May 1989
Date of detention: 6 March 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
- Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 203-1 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions with respect to information about private life and personal data
- Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities
Sentence: unknown
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 16 September 2024
Judge: Aliaksandr Piskunou
Notes: Pardon / amnesty
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Mikalai Amelchanka was sentenced to imprisonment under Articles 130, 203-1, 361-4, and 367 of the Criminal Code.
The exact sentence is unknown. The verdict was passed by Judge Aliaksandr Piskunou.
Mikalai was included in the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.
He was pardoned and released on September 16, 2024.