Aliaksandr Sharabaika

in custody

Prisoner

Date of birth: 7 May 1971

Date of detention: 10 March 2023

Charges indicted:

  • 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. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it

Sentence: 6 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Andrei Tarasevich, Yauhen Burunou

Prosecutor: Valeryi Dailidzionak

Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 2

Groups: Athletes

Aliaksandr Sharabaika is a famous bodybuilder. He was arrested in Hlybokaje, Viciebsk region.

First, he was convicted under an administrative article for reposts. Then he was charged under Article 368 of the Criminal Code ('Contempt of the president of Belarus') for insulting Lukashenka.

On September 14, 2023, Judge Andrei Tarasevich sentenced Aliaksandr to one year and six months of imprisonment for “insulting Lukashenka.” He was found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

 
Mail address: Pre-trial detention center No. 2. 210026, Viciebsk, vulica Haharyna 2

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