Konstantin was convicted under the article on “inciting hatred or discord” for a comment left on the Internet.
He was released in June 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Former political prisonersReleased
Konstantin Sergeevich Khanin
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre
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Sentences
Trial outcome 21.01.2021
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.Involved in repression
Anton Olegovich Shelkovich
MoreState prosecutors18 october 2026
- Place:
- court of Leninsky district of Grodno
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 21.01.2021
Dmitriy Vitalievich Bubenchik
MoreJudges15 july 1985
- Place:
- court of Leninsky district of Grodno
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 21.01.2021
- In custody:
- from 21.01.2021 to 19.06.2023
- Hometown:
- Ostrovec
- Birthday:
- 20.08.1979
- Was held in:
- IK №3
- Articles:
- Deliberate actions oriented at inciting racial, national, religious or other social hostility or discord on the basis of racial, national, religious, linguistic or other social membership
- Marks:
- Financial transactions are blocked for people on the list, including money transfers to the detention centre in their name via bank or post.Control of a person's financial transactions, restrictions on crossing the Belarusian border, a 5-year ban on military service and public office after the conviction is expunged, etc.
Timeline
- 2021
21.01.2021
Trial outcome 21.01.2021
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, court of Leninsky district of Grodno
21.01.2021
Transfer
Turma №1 — In custody
~17.05.2021
Transfer
IK-3 — In custody
- 2023
19.06.2023
Status change
Released