Dzmitry Kulakou
sentenced to 3 1/2 years of restricted freedom, left Belarus
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 16 February 1991
Date of detention: 14 January 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies
- Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Sentence: 3 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Judge: Katsiaryna Unukovich
Prosecutor: Arsenii Dzianisau
Dzmitry Kulakou is a resident of Šumilina, Viciebsk region, the father of two minor children.
He was charged under Articles 364 (violence against a police officer) and 369 (insulting a government official) of the Criminal Code and sentenced to three and a half years in an open-type prison.
According to the indictment, in August 2020, he insulted and threatened to use violence against police officers in an online community "Liepieĺ for Living". Dzmitry Kulakou only pleaded guilty under Article 369.
On August 4, 2021, it was reported that Dzmitry Kulakou escaped from the open penitentiary where he was serving his "khimiya" sentence and left Belarus.
