Dzianis Dzemidovich
sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment
Date of birth: 6 October 1976
Date of detention: 12 September 2022
Charges indicted:
Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Natallia Kozel
Prison: Penal colony No. 17
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Geert Gabriëls (both GroenLinks-PvdA, Netherlands)
Dzianis Dzemidovich was sentenced to three years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. On November 11, 2022, the Lieninsky District Court of Hrodna found him guilty under Part 2 of Article 368 ('Contempt of the President of Belarus') and Part 2 of Article 367 ('Slander against the President of Belarus') of the Criminal Code.
