Pavel Karaniukhin

Political prisoner

Date of birth: 24 August 1988

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it

Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 8

Pavel Karaniukhin was arrested in November 2024 in Zhodzina.

At the same time, the website of the initiative "letter.bel" and its pages in social networks were recognized as "extremist materials". Another month later, the KGB recognized the initiative as an "extremist formation". According to the agency, Aliaksandr Mazur, as well as Aliaksandr Mazur and Aliaksandr Lykshyn are associated with "letter.bel". Now the men are in prison No. 8. They are charged under Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code (creation of an extremist formation or participation in it).

 
Place of detention: Pre-trial detention center No. 8. 222163, Žodzina, vulica Savieckaja 22A

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