Yan Rymarau
sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom, released after serving full sentence
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 12 July 1995
Date of detention: 25 February 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 25 February 2021
Date of release: 24 February 2023
Judge: Natallia Kachalava
Prosecutor: Siamion Fiadorchanka
Yan Rymarau is from Žlobin, Homieĺ region. He was convicted under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code ('Contempt of a government official').
The indictment alleged that from August 10 to 22, 2020, in a local chat room called Žlobin For Living, Rymarau insulted, including with obscene language, Dzmitry Dziadziun, the deputy head of the Žlobin District Police Department.
On November 20, the Žlobin District Court sentenced Rymarau to 24 months of restricted freedom in an open-type correctional facility.
On February 25, 2021, the convict was transferred to penal facility #48 (in Mahilioŭ region) to serve the sentence.
Yan Rymarau served his full sentence and was released on February 24, 2023.