Andrei Matuzau
Date of birth: 13 July 1978
Date of detention: 10 February 2023
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: 3 February 2023
Date of release: 19 July 2024
Judge: Natallia Panasenka
Prison: Open correctional facility No. 55
Andrei Matuzau was accused of leaving an insulting comment on the Internet against a police officer.
On January 3, 2023, he was convicted in Leninski District Court of Mahiliou under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a government official). Judge Natallia Panasenka sentenced Andrei to one year and six months of restricted freedom in an open penal facility (khimiya).
Moreover, the policeman claimed for financial compensation for moral harm in the amount of 3000 Belarusian rubles. The court partially satisfied the claims and set its amount at 1500 Belarusian rubles.
Andrei was included in the list of citizens of Belarus, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.
Andrei is serving his sentence in open correctional facility No. 55.
