Kanstantsin Lapitski
sentenced to 3 years imprisonment
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 29 August 1984
Date of detention: 5 November 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
- Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 4 September 2024
Judge: Mikalai Dolia
Notes: Pardon / amnesty
Kanstantsin Lapitski was charged under three articles of the Criminal Code: Part 1 of Article 130 ('Incitement of other social hatred and enmity'), Part 2 of Article 367 ('Defamation against the President of Belarus'), and Part 1 of Article 368 ('Contempt of the President of Belarus'). The details of the case are unknown, as the court was held behind closed doors from February 10, 2023. It is known that Lapitski was arrested in early November and placed in custody.
On February 27, 2023, the Homieĺ Regional Court sentenced Lapitski to three years imprisonment in a general-security penal colony, the Homieĺ Viasna branch informs. Judge Mikalai Dolia pronounced the verdict.
