Vilen Turhunau

Prisoner

Date of detention: 20 May 2024

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
  • Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
  • Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: unknown

Judge: Aleh Kharoshka

Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 3

Vilen Turhunau is a former policeman.

The reason for his arrest was his comments on the Internet, including negative comments about the police.

The man is charged under three articles of the Criminal Code: Part 3 of Article 361 (calls for sanctions, other actions aimed at harming the national security of the Republic of Belarus), Part 1 of Article 130 (incitement to other social hatred) and Part 2 of Article 367 (Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus). The trial began on August 6, 2024 in the Homieĺ Regional Court. The closed-door trial is presided over by Judge Aleh Kharoshka.

Mail address: Pre-trial detention center No. 3. 246003, Homieĺ, vulica Knižnaja 1A

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