Vadzim Hil

sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 5 April 1995

Date of detention: 27 July 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 3 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Judge: Maryna Fiodarava

Prosecutor: Anastasiya Maliko

Vadzim Hil was detained on July 27, 2021 near his home for an insulting comment against a prosecutor. He then faced criminal charges under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code (insult of a representative of the authorities). His house was searched.

It is also known that Vadzim was writing a book about the 2020 protests.

On October 29, the Saviecki District Court of Minsk found Hil guilty under Article 369 and Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code.

He was sentenced to three years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary ("khimiya") and a fine of 8,700 rubles. The convict was released to wait for an appeal hearing.

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