Pavel Tseleshau
sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom
Date of detention: 28 March 2022
Charges indicted:
Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 28 March 2022
Judge: Alena Zhyvitsa
Prison: Open correctional facility No. 29
Pavel Tseleshau was convicted of ‘desecrating the state symbols’ under Article 370 of the Criminal Code for having torn down and damaged the state flag. He was sentenced to 24 months of restricted freedom in an open-type penal facility and has started to serve his sentence.