Siarhei Kanavalau

sentenced to 2 years

Date of detention: 6 December 2021

Charges indicted:

Art. 369 of the Criminal Code β€” Insulting a government official

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Prison sentence start date: 6 December 2021

Date of release: 5 December 2023

Judge: Yuliya Viarshynina

Siarhei Kanavalau was sentenced to two years of restricted freedom in an open-type correctional facility under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a government official).

He has been serving his sentence since December 6, 2021.

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