Uladzimir Shynkevich

sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison, released

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 1 May 1967

Date of detention: 1 February 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 15 months

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 19 March 2022

Uladzimir Shynkevich was found guilty on defamation charges and sentenced to one year and three months in a general-security penal colony.

According to the investigation, Uladzimir Shynkevich posted a humiliating post attacking Lukashenka on the Odnoklassniki social network. It is unknown what exactly the post contained, as the case was considered in a closed trial.

Uladzimir served his service in full and was released on March 19, 2022.

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