Valiantsin Muzykin

sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 21 April 1970

Date of detention: 29 September 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
  • Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 1 May 2024

Judge: Ivan Kotau

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Valiantsin Muzykin was sentenced in a closed court session to 24 months of imprisonment in a penal colony for ‘inciting hatred’ (Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code) and ‘insulting a government official’ (Article 369 of the Criminal Code).

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