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.

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