Dzmitry Zalomski
sentenced to 2 years in prison
Date of birth: 2 September 1990
Date of detention: 1 September 2021
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
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 September 2023
Judge: Mikalai Krupadziorau
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Hubert Hüppe
Dzmitry Zalomski is a resident of Homieĺ sentenced to two years in a penal colony under Article 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting an official, Article 368 for insulting the President, and Article 389 for threatening a judge.
Zalomski has a hearing impairment. After he was taken into custody in the courtroom, the police officers took his hearing aid, despite the fact that the man is deaf.
