Uladzimir Bialou

sentenced to 2 years

Date of birth: 31 March 1987

Date of detention: 22 December 2021

Charges indicted:

Art. 369 of the Criminal Code β€” Insulting a government official

Sentence: 2 years

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

Prison sentence start date: 19 March 2022

Judge: Alena Litvina

Prison: Open correctional facility No. 9

Uladzimir Bialou was accused of committing a crime under Article 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting police officers in his comments on social networks.
Judge Alena Litvina found Bialou guilty and sentenced him to 2 years of restricted freedom in an open-type penitentiary. Bialou was released on his own recognizance not to leave the country in the courtroom.

Mail address: Open correctional facility No. 9. 210034, Vitebsk, street 3rd Chepinskaya, 39

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