What penalties are envisioned for offences related to threat driven voter coercion?

Belarus

Belarus

Answer
Both fine and imprisonment
Source

Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (as of 2012, in Russian)

 

Source: http://etalonline.by/?type=text&regnum=HK9900275#load_text_none_1_

 

Article 191.1 Impedimentof the right of the citizen of the Republic of Belarus to freely elect and beelected to participate in the referendum, vote on the recall of a deputy, tocampaign, conduct campaigning on the referendum or recall of a deputy orobstructing the free exercise by citizens of the Republic of Belarus the rightof legislative initiative, conduct campaigns for or against the proposal onintroducing a bill to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly ofthe Republic of Belarus or obstructing the work of the Central Commission forElections and National Referendums, election commissions, referendumcommissions or committees for a vote on the recall of a deputy, accompanied bythe use of force, threats, fraud, bribery or otherwise

 

is punished withcommunity service or a fine, or correctional labor for up to two years, orrestriction of liberty for a term not exceeding three years, or imprisonmentfor the same term

 

Comment
is punished with community service or a fine, orcorrectional labor for up to two years, or restriction of liberty for a termnot exceeding three years, or imprisonment for the same term
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