Raman Makhankou

Former political prisoner

Date of birth: 22 March 1987

Date of detention: 7 December 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies
  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: unknown

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 15 February 2024

Judge: Tatsiana Akavitaya

Raman Makhankou was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code (insulting Lukashenka) at the Centralny District Court of Minsk on October 12, 2023. Judge Tatsiana Akavitaya passed the sentence. The exact term of imprisonment is unknown.

It is known that in February 2023, Raman was also convicted under Article 369 (insulting a government official) and Article 364 (violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs agencies). The sentence was announced by Judge Tarasik. It is known that Raman was also sentenced to imprisonment, but the exact term of imprisonment is unknown. The appeal was considered on April 7, 2023.

 

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