Aksana Liaushova

Prisoner

Date of birth: 23 May 1974

Date of detention: 19 April 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Alena Kaptsevich, Zhanna Khvainitskaya

Prison: Penal colony No. 4

Notes: Health issues

Aksana Liaushova was convicted under Article 368 of the Criminal Code for insulting Aliaksandr Lukashenka. She suffers from a leg disease, which renders her unable to move independently due to her disability.

On January 26, 2023, Judge Alena Kaptsevich of the Zavodski District Court in Minsk presided over the case, and sentenced her to home confinement.

However, Aksana called 102 and insulted Lukashenka again.

On July 11, 2023, the second case was heard by Judge Zhanna Khvainitskaya of the Zavodski District Court in Minsk.

Aksana was sentenced to two years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. 

      On February 17, 2023, Aksana was included in the list of citizens of Belarus, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 4. 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3

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