Ihar Adamenkau

sentenced to 1 1/2 years of restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 30 January 1979

Date of detention: 16 July 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Prison sentence start date: 16 July 2021

Date of release: 6 January 2023

Ihar Adamenkau was sentenced to one year and six months of restricted freedom in an open correctional institution (“khimiya”) under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting an official.

The convict was sent to serve the sentence in mid-July 2021.

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