Ihar Ukhaliuk
sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom
Date of detention: 27 August 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 27 August 2021
Date of release: 5 September 2023
Judge: Siarhei Shatsila
Prosecutor: Hanna Shliakhtava
Ihar Ukhaliuk was sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary (“khimiya”) under Part 1 of Art. 367 of the Criminal Code for libel against the president.
The convict was sent to serve the sentence in late August 2021.
According to human rights defenders, Ihar was supposed to be released in September 2023.
