Dzmitry Paliakou

Prisoner

Date of birth: 18 May 1985

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Mikhail Yurchanka

Notes: Detention upon return to Belarus

Dzmitry Paliakou was charged with insulting a government official under Article 369 of the Criminal Code.

He was sentenced to 18 months in a general-security penal colony, as well as fined 100 basic units. The  trial took place at the Court of the Peršamaiski District of Viciebsk on January 29, 2024. The case was considered by Judge Mikhail Yurchanka.

In addition, Paliakou was ordered to pay compensation for moral damages in favor of three victims in the total amount of 5,500 Br.

 

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