Valiantsin Shumik
sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom
Former prisoner
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
Date of release: 20 May 2024
Judge: Viktar Novik
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.
