Ivan Parshyn
sentenced to 2 years in prison, released after serving full sentence
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 18 March 1980
Date of detention: 19 November 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 11 July 2023
Judge: Yauhen Khatkevich
Prosecutor: Volha Dzindzialevich
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Ivan Parshyn was arrested on November 19, 2021, for 'insulting the president of Belarus' (Article 368 of the Criminal Code) and 'inciting hatred' (Article 130 of the Criminal Code). The reason for the criminal proceedings was his posts on the VKontakte Russian social network.
On May 22, 2022, Ivan Parshyn was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
In late June 2022, it became known that Ivan Parshyn was transferred from remand prison #1 in Minsk to Prison #4 in Mahilioŭ, and then to penal colony #2 in Babrujsk (Mahilioŭ region).
In September 2022, the KGB included the political prisoner in their 'List of persons involved in terrorist activities'.
On July 11, 2023, Ivan Parshyn was released after serving his term in sentence. Before his release, he was placed in a punishment cell.
