Siarhei Sots

Prisoner

Date of birth: 8 January 1983

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
  • Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Dzmitryi Karsiuk

Prison: Penal colony No. 3

Siarhei Sots was convicted under Part 1 of Article 368, Article 369, and Article 391 of the Criminal Code. On September 15, 2023, he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment.

      On December 22, 2023, he was added to the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens, and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.

 
Mail address: Penal colony No. 3. 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba

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