{"id":45155,"date":"2023-01-01T21:22:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T18:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/prison-frees-political-convict-with-mental-health-condition\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"prison-frees-political-convict-with-mental-health-condition","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/45155\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison frees political convict with mental health condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>December 1, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> The Viciebsk region\u2019s Penal Colony No. 3 released \u017d\u0142obin resident D\u017amitryj Hopta, 23, suffering a mental disorder, the Dissidentby human rights group reported on December 31.<\/p>\n<p> On February 5, 2021 the \u017dlobin District Court sentenced Hopta to two years\u2019 imprisonment, finding him guilty of grossly disturbing public order and threatening violence against police. Prosecutors claimed that Hopta \u201cparticipated in an unauthorized rally, threw stones towards policemen and police vans\u201d near the \u017dlobin Palace of Culture on August 10, 2020.<\/p>\n<p> The charges based on Hopta\u2019s \u201cconfessions.\u201d The policemen, who testified as victims, said that they had not suffered any injuries. No videos or pictures to support the charges were shown in court.<\/p>\n<p> Hopta was allowed to stay at home during the preliminary investigation and trial. He was taken into custody after judge Iryna Pradun passed the sentence. <\/p>\n<p> Human rights defenders said his persecution was politically-motivated<\/p>\n<p> Volha Hopta told reporters that her son suffered from a mental disorder, diagnosed as F70.1 (\u201ca significant behavioral disorder requiring care and treatment,\u201d according to the International Classification of Diseases).<\/p>\n<p>In early 2022, the mother said D\u017amitryj Hopta has been denied a pardon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 1, BPN. The Viciebsk region\u2019s Penal Colony No. 3 released \u017d\u0142obin resident D\u017amitryj Hopta, 23, suffering a mental disorder, the Dissidentby human rights group reported on December 31. On February 5, 2021 the \u017dlobin District Court sentenced Hopta to two years\u2019 imprisonment, finding him guilty of grossly disturbing public order and threatening violence against [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-45155","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Prison frees political convict with mental health condition | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December 1, BPN. 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