Andrei Astratsou
sentenced to 5 years in prison
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 20 November 1976
Date of detention: 7 September 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies
- 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. 366 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat against an official performing official duties or another person performing a public duty
Sentence: 5 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Date of release: 16 September 2024
Judge: Uladzimir Fedarovich
Notes: Pardon / amnesty
Andrei Astratsou was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in a penal colony under Article 368 (insulting the president), Article 369 (insulting a representative of the authorities), Article 366 (threat of violence against an official), and Article 364 of the Criminal Code (threat of violence against a police officer) for commenting on a Telegram channel.
He was pardoned and released on September 16, 2024.
