Valeryi Zakharchyk
sentenced to 3 years
Former prisoner
Date of detention: 20 March 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 203-1 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions with respect to information about private life and personal data
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 2 September 2024
Judge: Yulyana Shcherba
Notes: Pardon / amnesty
Cases: Protests in Baranavičy
Valeryi Zakharchyk was sentenced to three years in a penal colony under Article 368 of the Criminal Code for insulting Aliaksandr Lukashenko, under Article 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting a government official, and under Article 203-1 of the Criminal Code for dissemination of personal data.
