On June 20, the Mogilev Regional Court sentenced a resident of Pukhavichy district, political prisoner Yauhen Lyulkovich, accused of "inciting racial, national, religious or social hatred" (Part 3, Article 130 of the Criminal Code), as well as organizing and preparing actions. grossly violate public order ”(Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code).

This was reported by the human rights center "Viasna".

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Yauhen Lyulkovich

was detained on September 21, 2021.

After numerous administrative arrests on November 21, he was detained again in a criminal case.

He was charged under Art.

342 CC.

Eugene was detained in pre-trial detention center No. 1, in mid-May 2022 it became known that he had been transferred to the pre-trial detention center of Mogilev prison № 4.

The trial began behind closed doors on June 16.

According to the court investigation, "Lyulkovich, from August 2020 to October 6, 2021, acting in a group with others, on the grounds of political and ideological hostility, using media, as well as the chat created and managed by him in the Telegram messenger committed intentional actions to incite social hostility and hostility on the basis of another social affiliation. "

Yauhen Lyulkovich was sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony.