Aliaksei Viacherni

sentenced to 21 months of imprisonment

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 23 July 1960

Date of detention: 10 April 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 21 months

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 20 November 2023

Judge: Hanna Ihnatsenka

Notes: War in Ukraine

Aliaksei Viacherni

Aliaksei Viacherni is a folk art activist. He has a 16-year-old son.

He was charged under Article 368 of the Criminal Code for insulting the President of Belarus with his Tic-Toc video. The court sentenced him to one year and nine months in a general-security penal colony.

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