Mikhail Karpeshka
sentenced to 18 months of penal colony
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 2 April 1981
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
Date of release: 27 July 2024
Judge: Viktoryia Paliakova
Notes: War in Ukraine
Mikhail Karpeshka, a 41-year-old businessman, was accused of insulting Lukashenka under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code ('Insulting the president of Belarus').
On February 2, 2023, the court of the Lieninski District Court of Mahilioŭ found Karpeshka guilty and sentenced him to 18 months of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. The case was heard by Judge Viktoryia Paliakova.
