Siarhei Safronau
Prisoner
Date of detention: 18 April 2023
Charges indicted:
- 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
Judge: Sviatlana Samuseva
Siarhei Safronau was convicted at Zhodzina City Court in a closed court session on April 18, 2023.
Judge Sviatlana Samuseva considered the criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code (Insulting Lukashenka) and Art. 369 of the Criminal Code (Insulting a government official). Siarhei was sentenced to imprisonment, but the exact term is still unknown to human rights activists.
The session of the Court of Appeal was held on July 16, 2023. The verdict came into force.
