Andrei Izotau
entrepreneur, sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom, released after serving full sentence
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 27 April 1981
Date of detention: 23 April 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 17 September 2021
Date of release: 25 January 2023
Judge: Maryna Fiodarava
Prosecutor: Aliaksei Valynets
Andrei Izotau is an entrepreneur based in Minsk. He was sentenced to 24 months of restricted freedom in an open-type penal facility under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code ('Insult to a government official').
Izotau was detained on April 23, 2021, when he was flying to Moscow. At the trial, Izotau said that he had had no intention of fleeing the country. However, the investigation decided otherwise and detained him pending trial.
Izotau was accused of insulting an OMON commander, Ensign Kavalchuk, in the Telegram chat titled Executioners of Belarus.
Izotau served his sentence from September 17, 2021.
He was released on January 25, 2023. He served his term in full.
