Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex40 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMahilyow, Mahilyow region
Held at—
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
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Case Summary
Dzjanis Czumakou was convicted by the Leninsky District Court of Mahilyow for performing a socially dangerous act under Article 368 (insulting Lukashenko). The court ordered compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital. He was added to the extremist list in October 2024.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Дзяніс Чумакоў быў асуджаны судом Ленінскага раёна г. Магілёва як асоба, якая ўчыніла грамадска небяспечнае дзеянне па арт. 368 (знявага Лукашэнкі). Суд прызначыў прымусовае лячэнне ў псіхіятрычным стацыянары. У кастрычніку 2024 года ён быў унесена ў спіс экстрэмістаў.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Insulting the President
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-368
03Analysis
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Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
ViasnaCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Dzjanis Czumakou (PPW case cmmkyn07). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkyn07l00491vcfg4h8qd42. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/dzjanis-czumakou).
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