# Babaryko sentenced to 14 years in prison

Date: 2021

On 6 July 2021 Belarus's Supreme Court found [Viktor Babaryko](/people/viktor-babaryko), a former presidential hopeful who had sought to challenge [Alexander Lukashenko](/people/alexander-lukashenko), guilty of bribery and money laundering and sentenced him to 14 years in a high-security penal colony. Amnesty International called the verdict politically motivated and declared him a prisoner of conscience.

## People

- Viktor Babaryko: https://factrail.ai/people/viktor-babaryko

## Sources

- https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2021/07/belarus-former-presidential-contender-sentenced-to-14-years-must-be-released/
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57733592

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/babaryko-sentenced-14-years-2021-07-06