Dzmitryi Matusevich
sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom
Date of birth: 2 November 1992
Date of detention: 18 January 2022
Charges indicted:
Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Judge: Dzmitryi Razumovich
Dzmitryi Matusevich was detained for setting fire to the state flag of Belarus and charged under Article 370 of the Criminal Code (desecrating state symbols). He is being held in a pre-trial detention center pending trial.
On June 10, 2022, Orša and Orša district court heard the case. Judge Dzmitryi Razumovich found Dzmitryi guilty and sentenced him to two years of restricted freedom in an open-type penitentiary.
