A court in Minsk on April 27 sentenced to three years in prison a cousin of the deputy commander of the Kastus Kalinouski platoon, which is fighting alongside Ukrainian armed forces against invading Russian troops. Syarhey Franchuk, a 34-year-old cousin of Vadzim Kabanchuk, was sentenced after the court found him guilty of insulting online the authoritarian leader of Belarus, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, and a police official, inciting social hatred, and disruption of social order. Franchuk was arrested in August 2022 in the eastern city of Babruysk. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Belarus Service, click here.
Minsk Court Hands Prison Term To Cousin Of Belarusian Platoon's Deputy Commander Fighting With Ukraine
The Belarusian Kastus Kalinouski platoon is fighting alongside Ukrainian armed forces against invading Russian troops.