Viktar Nikifarau
Political prisoner
Date of birth: 20 July 1980
Charges indicted:
- Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code — Participation or preparing to participate in hostilities on foreign soil by a Republic of Belarus citizen
Sentence: 5 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Alena Shylko
Prison: Penal colony No. 15
Cases: Donations
Viktar Nikifarau was convicted on December 4, 2023 under Part 2 of Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code (Participation on the territory of a foreign state in an armed formation or armed conflict, military actions, recruitment or preparation of persons for such participation) for making a voluntary donation. The details of the case are not known. However, it is known that Judge Alena Shylko sentenced him to 5 years' imprisonment in a penal colony.
He is serving his sentence in penal colony No. 15.
On February 23, 2024, the Ministry of Internal Affairs added him to the "list of extremists".
