Siarhei Skok
sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 15 April 1987
Date of detention: 24 November 2020
Charges indicted:
- Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism committed by a group of persons
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 3 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 31 July 2023
Judge: Dzmitryi Sasnouski
Prosecutor: Artsiom Nalivaika
Siarhei Skok was detained on November 24, 2020, in Mahilioŭ.
He faced charges under Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism committed by a group of persons) and under Art. 368 of the Criminal Code (insult to the President). Skok, together with Volha Klimkova and Maksim Siarheyenka, were accused of making six effigies with "cynical inscriptions and images of high-ranking officials", placing them on overpasses near the city, taking photos and distributing pictures on the Internet. A total of nine people were detained in this case.
It was decided to consider the criminal case in the town of Kruhlaje. At the first meeting, on March 31, the trial was classified. On April 19, 2021, Klimkova and Skok were sentenced to 3.5 years each, and Siarheyenka to 3 years in a general-security penal colony.
