Valeryi Tatsyn

Prisoner

Date of birth: 6 March 1975

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 1 year

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Mikalai Kmita

Prosecutor: Sviatlana Pasemka

Valeryi Tatsyn

Valeryi Tatsyn was sentenced to one year of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony for insulting Aliaksandr Lukashenka (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code).

During the trial, which occurred on November 28, 2023, handcuffs were placed on him in front of the students of the college, where he worked. The case was presided over by Judge Mikalai Kmita, with state prosecutor Sviatlana Pasemka present.

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