Vasil Dzemidovich
sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment
Date of birth: 15 April 1952
Date of detention: 15 April 2022
Charges indicted:
Part 1 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Organization of riots
Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge
Sentence: 6 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Judge: Yuryi Kazakevich
Prison: Penal colony No. 1
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Vasil Dzemidovich was convicted of ‘insulting a government official, a judge, and the president’ under Articles 369, 391, and 368 of the Criminal Code and ‘organization of riots’ under Part 1 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code. The charges stemmed from Dzemidovich’s statements posted on social networks. He was sentenced to six years of imprisonment in a penal colony.