Vadzim Kalinin

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 20 January 1969

Date of detention: 5 December 2022

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 1 year

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 21 October 2023

Judge: Natallia Dziadkova

Notes: Health issues

Vadzim Kalinin was accused of insulting Aliaksandr Lukashenka under Part 1 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code.

The judge Natallia Dziadkova tried his case.

On December 5, 2022, the Partyzanski District Court of Minsk sentenced Kalinin to 12 months of imprisonment in a penal colony. He will also be subject to compulsory security measures and compulsory treatment for chronic alcoholism.

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