Vadzim Hovin
sentenced to 1 1/2 years of imprisonment
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 15 January 1988
Date of detention: 1 April 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 September 2024
Judge: Natallia Minchanka
Vadzim Hovin has specialized secondary education and works as a welder. He was accused of posting a disrespectful comment about Lukashenka on a social network, in which he accused Lukashenka of committing a crime against humanity and an act of terrorism. Vadzim Hovin was remanded in custody pending trial. He fully admitted his guilt and repented of what he had done.
On June 1, 2023, the Biaroza District Court (Brest region) convicted Vadzim Hovin under Part 2 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code ('Contempt of the president of Belarus'). Judge Natallia Minchanka sentenced him to 18 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
