Artsiom Shalehin

served full term, released

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 23 April 1999

Date of detention: 14 September 2021

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Prison sentence start date: 14 September 2021

Date of release: 7 October 2022

Artsiom Shalehin was sentenced to two years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary (“khimiya”) under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a representative of the authorities).

He allegedly publicly insulted police officers.

The convict was sent to serve the sentence on September 14, 2021.

The political prisoner served his sentence in full and was released on October 7, 2022.

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