Vera Musienka

sentenced to 1 year of imprisonment

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 22 November 1974

Date of detention: 28 June 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official

Sentence: 1 year

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Prison sentence start date: 4 February 2023

Date of release: 21 March 2023

Vera Musienka was convicted of ‘insulting a government official’ under Article 369 of the Criminal Code and sentenced to 12 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.

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