Aliaksei Haishun

sentenced to 1 1/2 in jail, served full sentence

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 28 August 1988

Date of detention: 21 January 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 29 April 2023

Judge: Alesia Osipava

Cases: Protests in Homieĺ

On April 25, 2022, the Centraĺny District Court of Homieĺ found Alaksiej Hajshun guilty under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code ('Organization and preparation of actions grossly disrupting public order or active participation in them') and sentenced him to 18 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. This was the term requested by the prosecutor.

Alaksiej Hajshun served his full sentence and was released on April 29, 2023.

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