Kanstantsin Dudzikau
served full term, released
Date of birth: 4 June 1987
Date of detention: 16 September 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Sentence: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Prison sentence start date: 16 September 2021
Date of release: 24 September 2022
Kanstantsin Dudzikau was sentenced to one year and six months of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary (“khimiya”) under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a representative of the authorities).
The convict was sent to serve the sentence on September 16, 2021.
Human rights defenders learned that on April 18, 2022, another trial took place. As a result, Kanstantsin's custody level was changed to imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony (the term and reasons are not yet known).
On September 24, 2022, Dudzikau finished serving his term and was released. During the imprisonment, he lost 26 kilograms and developed severe dental problems.
