Persecuted for political reasonsProbation

Dzmitry Uladzimiravich Chekhuta

Dmitry was found guilty in the spring of 2021 of insulting a government official for posting a text under a collage of police officer Vladislav Shukailo, with the caption "Callsign: Drysh," on the Telegram channel "Punisher of Belarus." An expert examination found the word "drysh" to be offensive and stated that it conveyed a negative connotation.

Sentences

Trial outcome 20.04.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.

Involved in repression

Artem Sergeevich Flowers
Artem Sergeevich Flowers
State prosecutors1 july 1997
Place:
Court of the Central District of Minsk
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
20.04.2021
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Victoria Valeryevna Shabunya
Victoria Valeryevna Shabunya
Judges27 february 1974
Place:
Court of the Central District of Minsk
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
20.04.2021
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Uladzislau Iharavich Shukajla
Uladzislau Iharavich Shukajla
Others4 june 1994
Type:
Other
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Dzmitry Uladzimiravich Chekhuta
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
19.10.1990
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Timeline

  1. 2021
  2. 20.04.2021

    Trial outcome 20.04.2021

    2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation, Court of the Central District of Minsk

  3. ~20.04.2021

    Status change

    Probation