Mikalai Amelchanka

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

Judge: Aliaksandr Piskunou

On the list of “terrorists” (money transfers are prohibited)

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. 

 

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