Dzmitryi Utouka

sentenced to imprisonment

Date of detention: 20 April 2023

Charges indicted:

Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge

Sentence: unknown

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Prison sentence start date: 20 June 2023

Judge: Ihar Ihlikau

Prison: Penal colony No. 15

Dzmitryi Utouka was convicted for 'contempt of a public official', 'contempt of a judge', and 'contempt of the president of Belarus' under Articles 369, 391, and 368 of the Criminal Code and sentenced to imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. The exact sentence is unknown.

On June 20, 2023, the appeal is to be considered.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 15. 213105, Mahilioŭ, Viejna, Slaŭharadskaja šaša 183

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