Ivan Hubchyk
sentenced to 4 1/2 years of imprisonment
Date of birth: 13 April 1987
Date of detention: 15 January 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: 4 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony
Ivan Hubchyk was convicted under Article 130 of the Criminal Code (inciting hatred) based on videos posted on TicToc, where he speculates on the causes of the authorities' brutality, appeals to the authorities to think about the future, and appeals to protesters not to use excessive violence, especially against low-level members of the law enforcement agencies. Ivan was sentenced to 4.5 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony.
