Yury Pauliuchyk

sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment

Date of detention: 1 April 2023

Charges indicted:

Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Prison sentence start date: 11 July 2023

Judge: Maryia Aliferuk

Yury Pauliuchyk is from Brest. He was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony under Part 1 of Article 368 ('Contempt of the president of Belarus') and Article 369 ('Contempt of a public official') of the Criminal Code.

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