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
Notes: Trials in absentia
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.
