Vital Astreika
Former prisoner
Date of detention: 21 September 2021
Charges indicted:
- 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. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: unknown
Date of release: 20 September 2024
Judge: Katsiaryna Murashka, Artsiom Manzhos
Cases: The Zeltser case
Vital Astreika was detained on 29 September 2021, along with many other people who posted comments on social media about the death of Andrei Zeltser and a KGB officer.
As a result, he was charged with insulting Lukashenka (Article 368.1 of the Criminal Code) and defaming him (Article 367.1 of the Criminal Code).
