Anatol Zelepuha

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 7 March 1958

Date of detention: 13 October 2023

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: unknown

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 3 December 2023

Notes: Health issues

Anatol Zelepuha was sentenced for insulting Dzmitry Balaba, OMON commander (Article 369 of the Criminal Code), to restriction of liberty without being sent to a penal colony.

On October 13, 2023, the sentence was changed to imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. The exact term is unknown, but it is known that Anatol should be released from prison on December 3, 2023.

 

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