Aleh Dzehtsiarenka

Prisoner

Date of birth: 8 April 2002

Date of detention: 29 November 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it
  • Art. 290-1 of the Criminal Code — Financing of terrorist activities

Sentence: 8 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony

Judge: Aleh Kharoshka

Prison: Penal colony No. 3

Cases: Donations

On the list of “terrorists” (Money transfers are prohibited)

Aleh Dzehtsiarenka faced charges of participating in an extremist formation (Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code) and financing terrorist activities (Part 2 of Article 290-1 of the Criminal Code). The details of the charges are still unknown to human rights activists.

The trial, which started on February 9, resulted in a guilty verdict on March 7, 2024. The defendant was sentenced to eight years and six months in a medium-security penal colony and fined 100 basic units. The case was heard by Judge Aleh Kharoshka in a closed court session.

The defendant is currently being held in pre-trial detention center No. 3.

 
Mail address: Penal colony No. 3. 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba

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