Yauhen Kahotska
served full term, released
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 19 March 1993
Date of detention: 23 November 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols
Sentence: 1 year
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 23 November 2021
Date of release: 19 November 2022
Judge: Anton Dudal
Prosecutor: Volha Novikava
Yauhen Kahotska was convicted of ripping up and burning the state flag of Belarus. The process was recorded on video, which was later posted online.
In August 2021, the court sentenced Kahotska to six months of home confinement.
However, after the prosecutor's office appealed the verdict, Yauhen's sentence was replaced by 1 year of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary ("khimiya").
On November 19, 2022, Kahotska served his sentence in full and was released.
