Uladzimir Sushko

served full term, released

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 28 July 1980

Date of detention: 8 March 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Prison sentence start date: 3 August 2021

Date of release: 3 September 2022

Uladzimir Sushko was sentenced by the Žlobin District Court to two years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting a police officer in a Telegram chat.

At the beginning of June 2022, it became known that Sushko's custody level was raised. He was transferred to a penal colony for the rest of his sentence.

Uladzimir Sushko was released in September 2022.

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