Vadzim Saskavets
Date of birth: 3 November 1986
Date of detention: 19 January 2023
Charges indicted:
Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: unknown
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Vera Halaukova
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Vadzim Saskavets was convicted by Minsk City Court for incitement to hatred under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code. The case was considered by Judge Vera Halaukova on April 26 and 27, 2023.
On July 14, 2023, Saskavets was included in the list of individuals involved in extremist activities, which includes citizens of Belarus, foreign citizens, and stateless persons.
