Valeryi Yarotski
Prisoner
Date of birth: 18 August 1956
Date of detention: 9 May 2023
Charges indicted:
- art. 188 of the Criminal Code — Defamation
- Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: coercive mental treatment
Penalty: compulsory psychiatric treatment
Judge: Viktar Kazachok
Groups: Activists
Valeryi Yarotski was sentenced to compulsory psychiatric treatment. He was charged under Part 2 of Article 367 and Article 188 of the Criminal Code. On July 19, 2023, Judge Viktar Kazachok considered the case.
On August 11, 2023, Valeryi was listed among Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens, and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.
