Dzmitryi Tsyb

sentenced to 2 years

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 8 April 1992

Date of detention: 20 January 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official

Sentence: 2 years

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

Prison sentence start date: 20 January 2022

Date of release: 4 January 2024

Judge: Valiantsina Novikava

Prosecutor: Yuliya Kakoryna

Dzmitryi Tsyb

Dzmitryi Tsyb was sentenced to 2 years in an open penitentiary ("khimiya") for insulting police officers on a social network. Found guilty under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code (Insulting a government official).

He started to serve his sentence on January 20, 2022.

In early 2024 he was released from prison.

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