Tatsiana Tarun

Charges indicted:

Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official

Sentence: 1 year

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Judge: Marharyta Lantsevich

Prosecutor: Hanna Karol

Tatsiana Tarun is a resident of Mazyr convicted of insulting a police officer.

On June 1, 2021, the Kastryčnicki District Court of Hrodna found the 63-year-old pensioner guilty under Article 369 of the Criminal Code and sentenced the woman to one year of restricted freedom (home confinement).

According to the charge, on December 7, 2020, Tarun posted an insulting comment targeting an officer of the Hrodna police department Pavel Kalmahorau.

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