Viachaslau Shablinski

sentenced to 1 1/2 years

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 16 November 1970

Date of detention: 2 November 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism committed by a group of persons

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Prison sentence start date: 21 April 2022

Date of release: 4 May 2023

Cases: "Hay bale case"

Notes: Pardon / amnesty

Viachaslau Shablinski is sentenced to 18 months of freedom restriction in an open-type penitentiary under Article 339 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism) for inscriptions on hay bales.

Since April 21, 2022, he has been serving his sentence.

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