Ruslan Zholich

Prisoner

Date of birth: 22 April 1967

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: coercive mental treatment

Penalty: compulsory psychiatric treatment

Judge: Yuliya Blizniuk, Maryna Klimchuk

Notes: Retirement age

Ruslan Zholich

Ruslan Zholich, a pensioner, was charged with insulting Lukashenka. He was sentenced to compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital.

On June 28, 2024, Judge Maryna Klimchuk will make a decision "On changing the compulsory security measures and treatment".

 

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