Andrei Harbunou

sentenced to 1 year, released

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 3 December 1989

Date of detention: 21 March 2021

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 1 year

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

Prison sentence start date: 1 March 2021

Date of release: 20 March 2022

Judge: Alena Litvina

Prosecutor: Natallia Loseva

Andrei Harbunou was sentenced in Babrujsk to 1 year of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary (“khimiya”) under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code for publicly insulting a police officer in a comment on the Telegram messaging app.

Andrei served his sentence in full and was released on March 20, 2022.

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