Pavel Karalevich

Prisoner

Date of detention: 30 July 2023

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

Judge: Yauhen Brehan

Pavel Karalevich was arrested on July 30, 2023. He was charged with insulting Aliaksandr Lukashenka under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code.

On September 25, 2023, the trial was held at the Maskoŭski District Court of Brest. Judge Yauhen Brehan found Pavel guilty and sentenced him to one year and six months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.

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