Viktar Kuliesh

Former prisoner

Date of detention: 12 December 2021

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Date of release: 20 June 2023

Judge: Ina Kakhanouskaya

Prosecutor: Tsitovich

On 13 September 2021, the court of the city of Molodechno and Molodechno district sentenced the electrician Viktar Kuliesh to one and a half (1.5) years at an open-type correctional facility. The judge Kakhanouskaya found him guilty under Article 369 of the Criminal Code. Besdides, Kuliesh must pay BYN 1,500 to compensate moral damage.

The prosecutor Tsitovich supported the prosecution.

In June 2023, Victar was released from prison.

 

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