Uladzislau Hancharou
sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 19 April 1977
Date of detention: 28 June 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols
- 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: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 May 2024
Judge: Halina Knizhonak-Maksimava
Uladzislau Hancharou was convicted under three articles of the Criminal Code. According to the investigation, he allegedly insulted the president of Belarus (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code), government officials (Article 369 of the Criminal Code), and desecrated state symbols (Article 370 of the Criminal Code). Judge Halina Knizhonak-Maksimava sentenced him to 24 months of imprisonment in a regular-security penal colony and ordered him to pay a fine of BYN 1,600 rubles (USD 640).
