Kanstantsin Stupnikau

sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment

Prisoner

Date of birth: 11 November 1995

Date of detention: 26 April 2023

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Prison sentence start date: 25 August 2023

Judge: Mikhail Zubenia

Kanstantsin Stupnikau is a machine adjuster operator. He was arrested after a family party, during which a domestic conflict took place and the police were called. According to the prosecution, Stupnikau, being sober, in the presence of the police officers, disrespectfully referred to Lukashenka, using swear words. For this, he was arrested and sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony under Article 368 of the Criminal Code ('Contempt of the president of Belarus').

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