Siarhei Yupatau
sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom
Date of birth: 14 February 1972
Date of detention: 9 October 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 9 October 2021
Judge: Siarhei Budrevich
Prosecutor: Krystsina Matsveyeva
Prison: Open correctional facility No. 55
Siarhei Yupatau was sentenced in Viciebsk to 3 years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary (“khimiya”) under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code for publicly insulting a representative of the authorities.
Yupatau was found guilty of posting an insulting comment targeting a police officer on the Vkontakte social media.
The convict was sent to serve the sentence.
