Vilen Turhunau
Prisoner
Date of birth: 11 December 1968
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
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
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.
