Aliaksandr Ioda

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 21 May 1976

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
  • Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group

Sentence: 3 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 4 September 2024

Judge: Vera Halaukova

Cases: Donations, Protests in Minsk

Notes: Pardon / amnesty

Aliaksandr Ioda was detained in March 2023. He was convicted in Minsk City Court under Part 1 of Article 342 and Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code. On October 16 and 18, 2023, the case was considered by Judge Vera Halaukova. The court has handed down a prison sentence.

On December 22, 2023, the appeal against the verdict was heard.

On January 12, 2024, the Ministry of Internal Affairs added the individual to the "list of extremists".

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