Andrei Barysiuk

sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment

Former political prisoner

Date of birth: 27 December 2001

Date of detention: 25 April 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code β€” Insulting a government official

Sentence: 2 years

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

Prison sentence start date: 25 April 2022

Date of release: 3 May 2024

Judge: Maryia Aliferuk

Andrei Barysiuk was convicted of ‘insulting’ the former Central Election Commission chairwoman Lidziya Yarmoshyna for 24 months of restricted freedom in an open-type penal facility.

Since April 25, 2022, he has served his sentence.

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