Uladzimir Silvanovich
sentenced to 2 1/2 years
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
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).