Vadzim Yermalovich
sentenced to 1 1/2 years of restricted freedom
Date of birth: 13 April 1985
Date of detention: 14 April 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Sentence: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 24 September 2021
Date of release: 7 November 2022
Judge: Natallia Karablina
Prosecutor: Aliaksandr Filimonau
Vadzim Yermalovich was sentenced to one year and six months of restricted freedom in an open correctional institution (“khimiya”) under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code.
Yermalovich was found guilty of insulting the commander of the Minsk riot police, Dzmitry Balaba, in a comment on Telegram.