Siarhei Karpenia

sentenced to 2 years

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 2 April 1994

Date of detention: 4 March 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 2 years

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

Prison sentence start date: 4 March 2022

Date of release: 29 March 2024

Judge: Ina Paulouskaya

Prosecutor: Vadzim Karachun

Siarhei Karpenia was sentenced to two years of restriction of freedom in an open-type correctional facility under Article 368 of the Criminal Code (insulting the President).

He has been serving his sentence since March 4, 2022.

He was expected to be released from prison in late March 2024.

 

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