Pavel Churkin

served his term, released

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

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 Churkin

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.

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