Zmitser Shalak
Prisoner
Date of detention: 8 December 2023
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 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Vital Lapko, Tatsiana Khrypach
Groups: Cultural workers
Zmitser Shalak
Zmitser Shalak was convicted under Articles 368 and 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting Aliaksandr Lukashenka and a government official. Judge Tatsiana Khrypach sentenced him to three years and six months of imprisonment in a penal colony.
