Valery Samsonenka
Former political prisoner
Date of birth: 26 September 1982
Date of detention: 14 October 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols
Sentence: 1 year
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 16 August 2024
Judge: Krystsina Kasyanava
Notes: War in Ukraine
Valery Samsonenka was sentenced to one year in a penal colony under Article 370 of the Criminal Code (Desecration of state symbols).
The case was considered in the Court of the Svetlahorski District by Judge Krystsina Kasyanava on January 9, 2024 .
