Viachaslau Salodki

sentenced to 1 year of imprisonment

Date of birth: 12 August 1996

Date of detention: 7 April 2023

Charges indicted:

Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 1 year

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 3 January 2024

Judge: Aksana Litvinchyk

Viachaslau Salodki was accused of publicly insulting Aliaksandr Lukashenka under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code ('Contempt of the president of Belarus').

On June 9, 2023, in the Baranavičy District and City Court (Brest region), judge Aksana Litvinchyk sentenced Viachaslau Salodki to 12 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.

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