Mikola Statkevich
Mikola Statkevich | |
|---|---|
Мікола Статкевіч | |
Statkevich in 2010 | |
| Leader of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly) | |
| Assumed office 29 June 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1956 Liadna, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus) |
| Party | Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (until 1991) |
| Alma mater | Minsk Higher Military Engineering School |
| Website | statkevich |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch/service | Soviet Air Defence Forces |
| Years of service | 1973–1982 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Mikola Viktaravich Statkevich (Belarusian: Мікола Віктаравіч Статкевіч, Russian: Николай Викторович Статкевич, romanized: Nikolai Viktorovich Statkevich; born 12 August 1956) is a Belarusian politician, and opposition leader who was a presidential candidate at the 2010 Belarusian presidential election. Since 31 May 2020 he was held in prison by Belarusian authorities. Viasna Human Rights Centre recognized him as a political prisoner. On 14 December 2021, Statkevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He was released on 11 September 2025 as part of a deal between the Belarusian government and the United States, but he refused to be deported to Lithuania and was returned to the penal colony. Following a stroke, he was again released on 19 February 2026.