Liudmila Samak

sentenced to 1 year of imprisonment

Former prisoner

Date of detention: 3 November 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 1 year

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 20 October 2023

Judge: Vadzim Petrusevich

Prosecutor: Yuliya Zhuk

Notes: Health issues

Liudmila Samak was convicted of ‘insulting the president’ under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code and sentenced to 12 months of imprisonment in a penal colony.

Liudmila served her sentence in penal colony No. 4.

According to human rights defenders, her release date was in October 2023.

 

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