Viktar Chaika
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 26 January 1982
Date of detention: 24 May 2024
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: unknown
Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Judge: Yuliya Krepskaya
Groups: Bloggers, Telegram channel administrators
Viktar Chaika was arrested at the end of May 2024. Viktar is a traveler and an administrator of the chat room "Belarusians in Sri Lanka". He is also the author of a small YouTube channel "Dialogues about the World".
He is likely to be charged with participation in protests (Article 342 of the Criminal Code).
