Dzmitryi Zelianiak
sentenced to 1 1/2 years
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 17 August 1976
Date of detention: 21 December 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
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 9 September 2023
Judge: Aliaksandr Rudenka
Prosecutor: Viktar Zavadzich
Dzmitryi Zelianiak was sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony under Article 368 of the Criminal Code (insulting the president) and Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a government official).
Dzmitryi was released from jail on September 9, 2023.
