Vital Skudarnau
sentenced to imprisonment
Prisoner
Date of birth: 28 June 1985
Date of detention: 12 December 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. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: 3 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Anatol Sotnikau
Prison: Penal colony No. 1
Notes: Foreign citizens
Vital Skudarnau is from the city of Pietrykaŭ, Homieĺ region. He has the citizenship of Kazakhstan.
On February 11, 2022, the Homieĺ Regional Court convicted him under Article 130 ('Incitement of social enmity'), Article 369 ('Contempt of a public official'), and Article 368 ('Contempt of the President of Belarus') of the Criminal Code.
Vital Skudarnau is serving his sentence in penal colony# 1 in Navapolack, Viciebsk region.