Siarhei Vinakurau

sentenced to 1 year of restricted freedom

Date of birth: 17 January 1995

Date of detention: 2 September 2021

Charges indicted:

Art. 352 of the Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition of computer information

Sentence: 1 year

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

Prison sentence start date: 2 September 2021

Date of release: 10 September 2022

Siarhei Vinakurau was sentenced by in Smarhoń to 1 year of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary under Art. 352 (unlawful acquisition of computer information) for posting online information about police officers. The convict was sent to serve the sentence in September 2021.

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