Ivan Miliukou

sentenced to 2 1/2 years of imprisonment

Former prisoner

Date of detention: 13 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

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 3 April 2024

Judge: Volga Malashanka

Groups: IT-спецыялісты

Ivan Miliukou is a programmer. He was arrested in December 2021.

On June 6, 2022, the Maskoŭski District Court of Minsk convicted Ivan Miliukou under Article 369 (Contempt of a public official) and Article 368 (Contempt of the President of Belarus) of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to two years and six months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.

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