Uladzislau Hulis
car mechanic, served full term, released
Date of birth: 16 August 1995
Date of detention: 22 October 2020
Charges indicted:
Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism committed by a group of persons
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 October 2022
Judge: Yuliya Krepskaya
Prosecutor: Alina Kasiyanchyk
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Senator Malcolm Byrne,, member of Seanad Éireann
Uladzislau Hulis is a 25-year-old car mechanic from Minsk. He was detained for painting on September 9 the phrase "We Will Not Forget" on the pavement near the memorial to killed protester Aliaksandr Taraikouski.
Uladzislau was charged under Part 2 of Art. 339 (hooliganism) and Part 2 of Art. 218 of the Criminal Code (intentional destruction or damage to property committed in a socially dangerous manner and causing damage on a large scale).
On December 8, the Frunzienski District Court of Minsk convicted Uladzislau Hulis of hooliganism under Part 2 of Article 339 of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to 2 years in a maxium-security penal colony.
Hulis served his sentence in full and was released on October 20, 2022.
