Aliaksandr Bliznets
Prisoner
Date of birth: 5 July 1988
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: unknown
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Aleh Kharoshka
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 3
Cases: Protests in Homieĺ
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Aliaksandr Bliznets worked as an engineer in one of the municipal enterprises. He was convicted in a closed session of the Homieĺ Regional Court under Article 369 (Insulting a government official), Part 1 of Article 342 (Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them), Part 1 of Article 368 (Insulting Lukashenka) and Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code (Incitement of racial, national, religious or other social enmity or discord).
The case was heard by Judge Aleh Kharoshka from April 26 to May 2, 2024. It is known that Aliaksandr was sentenced to imprisonment.
