Dzianis Kisialiou
sentenced to 1 1/2 years of restricted freedom
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 28 September 1985
Date of detention: 12 January 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 30 May 2022
Date of release: 20 September 2023
Judge: Vadzim Zdanovich
Prosecutor: Siarhei Miashechka
Dzianis Kisialiou published in a closed chat a photo of an obscene gesture against the background of the TV screen, where Lukashenka was being shown. For this, he was sentenced to 18 months of restricted freedom in an open-type correctional facility.
He has been serving his sentence since May 30, 2022.
According to human rights defenders, Dzianis was supposed to be released in September 2023.
