Mikita Prystalenka
served full sentence, released
Date of birth: 6 November 1996
Date of detention: 10 September 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols
Sentence: 1 year
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 10 September 2021
Date of release: 9 June 2022
Mikita Prystalenka is a resident of Viciebsk sentenced to one year of restricted freedom in an open correctional institution (“khimiya”) under Art. 370 of the Criminal Code. Prystalenka allegedly insulted the state flag.
The political prisoner served his sentence in full and was released on June 9, 2022.
