Siarhei Bekman
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 29 December 1975
Date of detention: 10 October 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies
- Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 October 2023
Siarhei Bekman was sentenced by the Dziatlava District Court to two years in prison under Article 364 of the Criminal Code for using violence against a police officer or threatening them with violence, and under Article 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting a government official.
Siarhei Bekman's offensive comment against a police officer in "Odnoklassniki" social network became a reason for initiationg the criminal case.
According to human rights defenders, Siarhei was released from prison in the autumn of 2023.
