Artur Malchan
Prisoner
Date of detention: 8 July 2024
Charges indicted:
- Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols
Sentence: 6 months
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Sviatlana Bratanava
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 7
On October 28 and 31, 2024, the Court of the Luninets District considered the criminal case against 2 young men: Artur Kanapatski and Artur Malchan. They were charged under Article 370 of the Criminal Code (defamation of state symbols). The men were tried for removing the state flag from a store building in 2021.
They were sentenced to 6 months' imprisonment.
Mail address: Pre-trial detention center No. 7. 224030, Brest, vulica Savieckich pamiežnikaŭ 37
