Uladzimir Hrybanau

Date of birth: 12 June 1972

Date of detention: 15 June 2023

Charges indicted:

Art. 130 of the Criminal Code β€” Incitement to hatred

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Sviatlana Charapanava

Uladzimir Hrybanau received a verdict in Minsk City Court on September 13, 2023. He faced charges of incitement to hatred under Article 130 of the Criminal Code and was sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment in a penal colony.

On December 8, 2023, Uladzimir's appeal is scheduled for consideration at the Supreme Court. 

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