According to the materials of the criminal case, Alexei Mikhnyuk from an unidentified device in extremist chats on Telegram repeatedly posted messages that contradicted universal morality, and at the same time containing statements expressed in an indecent form, humiliating the honor and dignity of Alexander Lukashenko. The accused also posted insults against the press secretary of the head of the presidential administration, Natalya Eismont.
During the trial, Mikhnyuk admitted his guilt in his crime and repented.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024 , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 09.11.2022
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to the prosecution, on July 10, 2020, using a device not identified during the investigation, Romanovsky created and posted a comment on one of his personal pages on the Odnoklassniki social network under the photo of the head of the regional department of internal affairs. The investigation established that it contained a public insult, indecently humiliating the honor and dignity of a government official. Also, the comment "was posted based on the political and ideological hostility associated with the 2020 electoral campaign in connection with the performance of the police chief's official duties."
The defendant pleaded guilty in full.
Trial outcome 09.03.2022:
1.5 years restriction of freedom without referral to an open correctional institution
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