Aliaksandr Syrytsa

Prisoner

Date of birth: 30 July 1985

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official

Sentence: coercive mental treatment

Penalty: compulsory psychiatric treatment

Judge: Siarhei Danilchyk

Aliaksandr Syrytsa was charged under Article 369 of the Criminal Code. The case was considered in closed session.

On March 1, 2022, he was sentenced to compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital with ordinary observation.

On March 31, 2023, he was added to the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.

 

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