The trial of a popular stand-up comedian has begun in Belarus

Minsk City Court began considering the case of stand-up comedian Slava Komissarenko. This was reported in court today, December 24.

The consideration of his case is carried out in the order of special proceedings, since Komissarenko is currently outside the territory of Belarus. He is accused of committing a number of crimes under three articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic — part 1 of Article 130 (incitement of racial, national, religious or other social enmity or discord), part 2 of Article 367, part 1 of Article 368 (insult and slander against the president). The sanction of the latter provides for up to four years of imprisonment.

Recall, Komissarenko was born in Minsk in 1985. In 2008, he moved to Russia, where he performed on various TV channels as a stand-up comedian. In 2022, he left the Russian Federation and first moved to Ukraine, then to Turkey, and later to the Czech Republic.