Vital Zhylinski
sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 8 October 1978
Date of detention: 13 January 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 August 2024
Judge: Natallia Buhuk
Notes: Pardon / amnesty
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Vital Zhylinski was detained in a criminal case on group actions grossly violating public order (Article 342 of the Criminal Code).
He was transferred to pre-trial detention center.
After six months behind bars, Vital's case was brought to court, and the charges were expanded by one more article of the Criminal Code, Article 130 (inciting hatred).
On July 18, 2022, the Minsk Municipal Court pronounced the verdict on the political prisoner. Judge Natallia Buhuk sentenced the political prisoner to three years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
Political prisoner Vital Zhylinski sentenced to three years in jail
