Yauhen Blinkou

Prisoner

Date of birth: 6 August 1984

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Alena Litvina

Yauhen Blinkou was convicted under Article 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting a government official. Judge Alena Litvina sentenced him to two years' imprisonment in a penal colony.

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