Siarhei Zakharanka
Date of birth: 24 July 1980
Date of detention: 10 March 2022
Charges indicted:
Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Art. 179 of the Criminal Code — Illegal collection and dissemination of information about private life
Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities
Sentence: 4 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Aliaksandr Piskunou
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Siarhei Zakharanka was sentenced in a closed-door trial to four years of imprisonment under Articles 367, 342, 369, 368, 179, 130, 361-4 for slandering Mr. Lukashenka, insulting him and other government officials, and sharing personal data of individuals involved in the crackdown on protests with media recognized as extremist.
