Vital Charnavusau
sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment
Former political prisoner
Date of birth: 30 August 1990
Date of detention: 25 July 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group
Sentence: 5 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Date of release: 16 September 2024
Judge: Vera Halaukova
Cases: Donations, Solidarity with political prisoners
Notes: Pardon / amnesty
Vital Charnavusau is 32 years old and lives in the city of Lida (Hrodna region). He was arrested in late July 2022.
On December 8, 2022, the Minsk City Court convicted him under Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code of Belarus ('Financing extremist activities') for donations to the BYSOL foundation. Judge Vera Halaukova considered the case and sentenced Charnavusau to five years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony and a fine of 16,000 Belarusian rubles (approx. $5,326).
Since April 2023, he has been serving his sentence in penal colony #1 in Navapolack (Viciebsk region).
On March 31, 2023, Vital Charnavusau was included in the 'List of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens, and stateless persons involved in extremist activities'.
He was pardoned and released on September 16, 2024.
