Stsiapan Zadoika
Date of birth: 27 August 1984
Date of detention: 18 April 2023
Charges indicted:
Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols
Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Art. 366 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat against an official performing official duties or another person performing a public duty
Sentence: 5 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Judge: Marharyta Lantsevich
Prison: Prison No. 1
Stsiapan Zadoika was convicted under four articles of the Criminal Code: Part 2 of Article 368 (insulting Lukashenka), Article 369 (insulting a government official), Article 370 (desecration of state symbols), Part 2 of Article 366 (violence or threat of violence against an official performing official duties or another person performing a public duty). According to pro-government Telegram channels, the man wrote more than 1,200 comments.
On October 24, 2023, Stsiapan was sentenced to five years and six months of imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony. He must also pay a fine of 100 basic units (3,700 Belarusian roubles). The case was considered by Judge Marharyta Lantsevich.
On November 17, 2023 Stsiapan was included in the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.
