Dzmitry Zalomski

sentenced to 2 years in prison

Former prisoner

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

Notes: Health issues

Cases: Protests in Homieĺ

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.

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