Kanstantsin Stupnikau
sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment
Date of birth: 11 November 1995
Date of detention: 26 April 2023
Charges indicted:
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: 25 August 2023
Judge: Mikhail Zubenia
Kanstantsin Stupnikau is a machine adjuster operator. He was arrested after a family party, during which a domestic conflict took place and the police were called. According to the prosecution, Stupnikau, being sober, in the presence of the police officers, disrespectfully referred to Lukashenka, using swear words. For this, he was arrested and sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony under Article 368 of the Criminal Code ('Contempt of the president of Belarus').
