Pavel Churkin
served his term, released
Prisoner
Date of birth: 9 June 1987
Date of detention: 24 May 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason
- Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code — Participation or preparing to participate in hostilities on foreign soil by a Republic of Belarus citizen
Sentence: 1 year
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Prison sentence start date: 24 May 2021
Date of release: 24 May 2022
Judge: Volha Zarychniuk, Pavel Klimau
Prison: Prison No. 4
Notes: War in Ukraine
Pavel Churkin was sentenced to one year in a penal colony by the Kastryčnicki District Court of Mahilioŭ under Article 368 of the Criminal Code for insulting the president.
Pavel served his sentence in full and was released from jail on May 24, 2022.