Viktar Barket
Prisoner
Date of birth: 16 December 1973
Charges indicted:
- Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols
- 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. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: unknown
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Ihar Sobaleu
Notes: War in Ukraine
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Viktar Barket was sentenced to imprisonment by Hrodna Regional Court under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code (insulting Lukashenka), Article 370 of the Criminal Code (desecration of state symbols), Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code (inciting racial, national, religious or other social enmity or discord), Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a government official). The case was presided over by Judge Ihar Sobaleu on February 12, 2024.
