Uladzimir Dudarau
coordinator of Viktar Babaryka's nomination group in Mahiliou region, sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison
Date of birth: 16 May 1977
Date of detention: 11 June 2020
Charges indicted:
Part 4 of Art. 209 of the Criminal Code — Fraud committed by an organized group or on a large scale
Art. 426 of the Criminal Code: Abuse of power or authority
Sentence: 7 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Prison sentence start date: 14 February 2022
Judge: Alena Karalko
Prosecutor: Siarhei Snytchanka
Prison: Penal colony No. 2
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Renata Alt, member of the German Bundestag; earlier: Jürgen Martens, member of the German Bundestag
Uladzimir Dudarau is the coordinator of Viktar Babaryka's nomination group in the Mahilioŭ region. He was detained on June 11, 2020.
Uladzimir Dudarau used to work in the Mahilioŭ city executive committee. In 2018, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Mahilioŭ city executive committee, oversaw the construction, housing and communal services. He left the post last October.
On September 20, 2021, Judge Alena Karalko of the Čavusy District Court found him guilty of “abuse of office” (Part 3 of Article 426 of the Criminal Code) and “fraud” (Part 4 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced him to seven and a half years in a medium-security penal colony.
