Veranika Zharkina

Prisoner

Date of birth: 26 February 1986

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
  • Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred

Sentence: unknown

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Siarhei Salouski

Prison: Penal colony No. 4

Veranika Zharkina was convicted under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code (incitement of racial, national, religious or other social enmity or discord) and Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code (insulting Lukashenka). The case was considered by Judge Siarhei Salouski in closed session on April 11, 2024. Veranika was sentenced to imprisonment.

      On July 5, 2024, she was added to the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 4. 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3

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