Dzianis Nikita
Prisoner
Date of birth: 31 January 1985
Date of detention: 25 January 2024
Charges indicted:
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony
Judge: Dzmitry Tsivunchyk
Dzianis Nikita was detained on January 25, 2024, for engaging in minor disruptive behavior. He contested the detention and is said to have insulted and threatened the police officers, mentioning Lukashenka. As a result, a criminal case was initiated. He was found guilty of insulting Lukashenka under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code.
The man was tried on April 2, 2024. Judge Dzmitry Tsivunchyk sentenced him to three years of imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony.
