Ihar Faleichyk

sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 29 September 1994

Date of detention: 17 April 2022

Charges indicted:

  • 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: 5 February 2024

Judge: Ina Paulouskaya

Ihar Faleichyk was first detained under an administrative case for alleged disobedience to police officers, and then on April 17, taken into custody in the criminal case for insulting the President of Belarus (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code).

Judge Ina Paulouskaya found him guilty and sentenced him to 24 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.

He is expected to be released on February 5, 2024.

 

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