Yauhen Shpilkou

sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 15 May 1990

Date of detention: 22 October 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: 22 October 2021

Date of release: 25 October 2023

Yauhen Shpilkou was sentenced to two years of restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya") under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting a government official. The sentence was handed down by the Karmianski Court of Homiel Region.

He started serving his sentence since October 22, 2021.

Shpilkou was released from prison on October 25, 2023.

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