Siarhei Skakun

sentenced to 15 months of restricted freedom

Date of birth: 30 July 1964

Date of detention: 20 January 2022

Charges indicted:

Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge

Sentence: 15 months

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

Date of release: 1 April 2023

Siarhei Skakun was accused of ‘insulting a judge’ and taken into custody under Article 391 of the Criminal Code. On April 26, 2022, he was sentenced to 15 months of restricted freedom in an open-type correctional facility.

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