Robert Tampala

Polish citizen, sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment

Prisoner

Date of birth: 19 April 1969

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: 3 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Dzmitryi Karsiuk

Prison: Penal colony No. 1

Notes: Foreign citizens

Robert Tampala is a 54-year-old Polish citizen. He was convicted under Part 1 of Article 368 ('Contempt of the president of Belarus') and Article 369 ('Contempt of public officials') of the Criminal Code. On April 17, 2023, judge Dzmitryi Karsiuk heard his case in the Centraĺny District Court of Minsk.

Robert Tampala was sentenced to three years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. He was transferred to penal colony #1 in Navapolack.

Robert Tampala probably worked as a manager for general issues at the Orion Sweet JSC, a confectionery distributor in Belarus.

On July 14, 2023, the political prisoner was included in the 'List of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens, and stateless persons involved in extremist activities'.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 1. 211440, Navapolack, vulica Techničnaya 8

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