Anatol Vydryn

sentenced to 1 1/2 years

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 11 January 1991

Date of detention: 6 January 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Prison sentence start date: 6 January 2022

Date of release: 5 July 2023

Anatol Vydryn

Anatol Vydryn was sentenced to 1.5 years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary ("khimiya") for insulting a government official (Article 369 of the Criminal Code).

He started to serve his sentence on January 6, 2022.

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