Vital Vaitovich

tech support specialist

Date of birth: 25 December 1990

Date of detention: 6 August 2022

Charges indicted:

Art. 342 of the Criminal Code β€” Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Sentence: 3 years

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Judge: Ina Sivets

Vital Vaitovich

Vital Vaitovich is a technical support specialist. He was detained in early August 2022.

According to pro-government media, the man left negative comments, shared extremist resources in his local chat, and participated in a protest on August 16, 2020.

Vaitovich is in custody.

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