Uladzimir Baliunou
sentenced to 1 year
Date of birth: 10 January 1969
Date of detention: 12 February 2022
Charges indicted:
Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 1 year
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 December 2022
Judge: Sviatlana Lukyanava
Vladimir Bolyunov was sentenced to 12 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony under Part 1 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code (Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus) for slandering A. Lukashenka. According to the indictment, Baliunou posted a defamatory message on the Internet. The man's cell phone was confiscated to the state.
