Siarhei Paspelau

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 30 August 1966

Date of detention: 19 August 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code β€” Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 10 December 2024

Judge: Siarhei Budrevich

Siarhei Paspelau was convicted under Article 368 of the Criminal Code for insulting A. Lukashenka. He was sentenced to one year and six months of imprisonment in a penal colony. On 17 October 2023 the case was considered by Judge Siarhei Budrevich.

On 19 January 2024 he was included in the "list of extremists".

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