Vitaly was accused of writing a single Telegram comment in the "Lukhtovikings" chat about Nikolai Karpenkov (in 2020, Karpenkov served as the head of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption, and in late 2020, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs). Karpenkov is widely known for breaking the only storefront window in Minsk during the 2020 protests.
Sentences
Trial outcome 11.07.2023
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 50 basic values fine.Appeal 22.08.2023
the sentence was upheld.Involved in repression
Marina Alexandrovna Skalkovich
MoreJudges18 december 1984
- Place:
- Court of the Maskouski District of Brest
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 11.07.2023
Svetlana Borisovna Kremenevskaya
MoreJudges16 july 1966
- Place:
- Brest Regional Court
- Type:
- Appeal
- Date:
- 22.08.2023
- Hometown:
- Brest
- Articles:
- Insulting of a government representative
Timeline
- 2023
11.07.2023
Trial outcome 11.07.2023
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 50 basic values fine, Court of the Maskouski District of Brest
11.07.2023
Status change
Released pending appeal
22.08.2023
Appeal 22.08.2023
the sentence was upheld, Brest Regional Court
22.08.2023
Status change
Unknown