Mikhail Litvak

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 21 November 1987

Date of detention: 19 June 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code β€” Insulting a government official

Sentence: 1 year

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 10 June 2024

Judge: Siarhei Maruchak

Prosecutor: Aliaksandr Taranko

Since June 19, 2023, Mikhail Litvak has been in custody.

On August 9, 2023, Litvak was sentenced to one year in a general-security penal colony by Brest District Court. He was charged under Article 369 of the Criminal Code — "Insulting a government official".

 

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