Artur Stsep

Prisoner

Date of birth: 1 September 1987

Date of detention: 27 June 2022

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

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

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

Prison sentence start date: 27 June 2022

Judge: Tatsiana Dzeravianka

Prison: Open correctional facility No. 6

Artur Stsep was sentenced to two (2) years and six (6) months at an open-type correctional facility for insulting a representative of the authorities (Article 369 of the Criminal Code) and insulting Lukashenka (Article 368 of the Criminal Code). The case was considered by the judge Tatyana Derevyanko in April 2022, in Borisov, Minsk region, behind closed doors.

Artur has been serving his sentence since 27 June 2022.

Mail address: Open correctional facility No. 6. 225889, Brest region, Kobrin district, Lushchyky

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