Uladzislau Tamashevich

served full term, released

Date of birth: 12 October 2001

Date of detention: 7 September 2021

Charges indicted:

Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols

Sentence: 1 year and 5 days

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 22 June 2022

Judge: Volha Dubovik

Prosecutor: Yuliya Zhuk

Uladzislau Tamashevich is a resident of Maladziečna detained on September 7, 2021 as part of a criminal case of "insulting the state flag" (Article 370 of the Criminal Code).

Tamashevich was accused of setting fire to a flag on a store building.

On November 29, 2021, Tamashevich was sentenced to 1 year and 5 days of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.

Uladzislau served his term in full and was released on June 22, 2022.

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