Uladzislau Shynkovich
sentenced to 1 1/2 years of restricted freedom
Date of birth: 6 June 1971
Date of detention: 28 April 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge
Sentence: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 28 April 2021
Date of release: 28 October 2022
Judge: Ihar Vauchok
Prosecutor: Darya Beliankova
Uladzislau Shynkovich is a resident of the Lida district sentenced to one and a half years of restricted freedom in an open correctional facility under Art. 391 of the Criminal Code (insulting a judge).
Shynkovich was found guilty of insulting judge Maksim Filatau of the Lida District Court.
An investigation found that on January 17, 2021, Uladzislau Shynkovich posted insulting comments in a Telegram channel. On October 28, 2020, Filatau sentenced Uladzislau Shynkovich to a short term in prison under Part 3 of Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code. According to law enforcement agencies, by positng the comments, Shynkovich humiliated the "honor and dignity" of Judge Filatau.
In early May, 2021, Shynkovich began serving his sentence in a correctional facility in Mahilioŭ.
