Valiantsin Shumik
sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom
Date of birth: 14 November 1985
Date of detention: 9 March 2022
Charges indicted:
Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 2 July 2022
Judge: Viktar Novik
Prison: Open correctional facility No. 48

Valiantsin Shumik was convicted of ‘desecrating the state symbols’ under Article 370 of the Criminal Code and sentenced to 24 months of restricted freedom in an open-type penal facility. He has started to serve his sentence.