Siarhei Yesmanovich

Sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment; Released after serving full term

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 12 January 1986

Date of detention: 30 September 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 20 January 2023

Judge: Aliaksei Khlyshchankou

Cases: The Zeltser case

Siarhei Yesmanovich was detained in Homieĺ for publishing comments on the Internet in connection with the deaths of IT worker Andrei Zeltser and KGB agent Dzmitry Fedasiuk.

On November 22, 2022, the Homieĺ Regional Court found Yesmanovich guilty of “incitement to social hatred” (part 1 of Art. 130 of the CC). Judge Aliaksei Khlyshchankou sentenced him to 24 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.

On January 20, 2023, Yesmanovich was released after serving his full term. He has been behind bars for 15 months and 21 days.

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