Siarhei Sak

sentenced to 2 years

Former prisoner

Date of detention: 6 November 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code β€” Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 2 years

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

Prison sentence start date: 6 November 2021

Date of release: 6 November 2023

Judge: Dzmitryi Karsiuk

Prosecutor: Artsiom Tsviatkou

Siarhei Sak was sentenced to two years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary ("khimiya") under Article 368 of the Criminal Code (Insulting the President).

He started to serve his sentence on November 6, 2021.

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