Viktar Horbach
sentenced to 2 1/2 years of imprisonment
Prisoner
Date of birth: 9 February 1992
Date of detention: 20 February 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 2 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Viktoryia Shabunia
Cases: Protests in Minsk
On February 20, 2023, the Centraĺny District Court of Minsk convicted Viktar Horbach under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of Belarus ('Organization and preparation of actions grossly disrupting public order or active participation in them').
Judge Viktoryia Shabunia sentenced him to 2 years and 6 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
On May 12, 2023, Viktar Horbach was included in the 'List of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens, and stateless persons involved in extremist activities'.
