Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex47 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inGrodno, Grodno region
Held atPenal Colony No. 1
Categorybusiness
StatusConvicted
Sentence2 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Vital Pjatrenka is a businessman from the Grodno region involved in the construction sector. He was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in a general regime penal colony for allegedly slandering the President and inciting hostility. He was added to the extremist list in May 2025.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Віталь Пятрэнка — бізнесмен з Гродзеншчыны, які займаецца будаўніцтвам. Ён быў асуджаны да 2 гадоў і 6 месяцаў пазбаўлення волі ў калоніі агульнага рэжыму за паклёп на Прэзідэнта і распальванне варожасці. У маі 2025 годзе ён быў унесена ў спіс экстрэмістаў.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Inciting hostility or enmity
- 02Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-130Art. BY-367
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
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: Vital Pjatrenka (PPW case cmpvvp63). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmpvvp63c000c1vrvbu47zpbt. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/vital-pjatrenka).
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