Pavel Makaranka
Political prisoner
Date of birth: 3 October 1980
Date of detention: 8 January 2024
Charges indicted:
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Date of verdict: 7 March 2024
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Arekhouskaya
Prison: Detention facility is being clarified
Pavel Makaranka was found guilty of violating Article 368 of the Criminal Code (insulting Lukashenka) and sentenced to two years' imprisonment.
On May 24, 2024, he was added to the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens, and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.
Place of detention: Detention facility is being clarified.
