Uladzimir Silvanovich

sentenced to 2 1/2 years

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 3 December 1966

Date of detention: 12 October 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols
  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
  • Art. 203-1 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions with respect to information about private life and personal data

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 30 January 2024

Judge: Maryia Kakhanouskaya

Prosecutor: Viktoryia Auseichyk

Vladimir Silvanovich, was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in a penal colony under Note 1 of Part 3 of Article 203 of the Criminal Code (Illegal actions with respect to information about private life and personal data), Article 370 of the Criminal Code (Desecration of state symbols), Article 369 of the Criminal Code (Insulting a government official), and Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code (Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus).

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