Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex36 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk
Held at—
Categorypolitical
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Siarhei Charnetski was detained on March 9, 2022. He is charged with insulting a judge and his decision is currently N/A. He is serving his sentence in a general security penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Сергей Чернецкий был задержан 9 марта 2022 года. Ему предъявлено обвинение в оскорблении судьи, и решение по его делу в настоящее время отсутствует. Он отбывает наказание в исправительной колонии общего режима.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01BY-391
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-391
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 9, 2022
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Siarhei Charnetski (PPW case cmmjnkwj). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnkwjb00j41vyavm19tqdp. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/sjarheiczarnecki).
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