Dzmitry Siuko
Prisoner
Date of birth: 30 July 1978
Charges indicted:
- Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Sentence: coercive mental treatment
Penalty: compulsory psychiatric treatment
Judge: Yauhen Sharshniou
Notes: Foreign citizens
Dzmitry Siuko is a citizen of Latvia. He was convicted for his comment in the court in a closed session on October 26, 2021. He was charged under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a government official). The case was considered by Judge Yauhen Sharshniou.
On January 5 and 19, 2022, the appeal was considered in a closed court session. He was sentenced to compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital with intensive monitoring.
He was included in the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.
