Valery Bohdan

sentenced to 3 years in prison

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 14 March 1966

Date of detention: 18 May 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
  • Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
  • Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 3 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 6 March 2024

Judge: Mikalai Sianko

Valery Bohdan is a resident of Brest sentenced to three years in a general-security penal colony under Part 1 of Art. 130, Part 2 of Art. 367 (libel against the president), Part 1 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code (insulting the president).

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