Uladzimir Shurkhayeu
sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment
Date of birth: 8 October 1984
Date of detention: 15 August 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge
Art. 295-3 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions in relation to objects which action is based on use of combustible substances
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Prison sentence start date: 1 February 2022
Date of release: 24 July 2023
Uladzimir Shurkhayeu was convicted of ‘insulting the president’, ‘insulting a government official’, ‘insulting a judge’, and ‘illegal actions in relation to objects which action is based on use of combustible substances’ under Articles 368, 369, 391, and 295 of the Criminal Code respectively. He was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment in a penal colony.
