David Sharakou

sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom

Date of birth: 17 June 1999

Date of detention: 15 June 2021

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 2 years

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

Prison sentence start date: 15 June 2021

Date of release: 19 June 2023

Judge: Mikhail Zubenia

Prosecutor: Ivan Statsiuka

David Sharakou was convicted by the Viciebsk District Court under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting former Deputy Interior Minister Aliaksandr Barsukou in a Telegram chat.

He was sentenced to two years of restricted freedom in an open institution ("khimiya").

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