Andrei Savinski

Prisoner

Date of birth: 14 December 1987

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
  • Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group

Sentence: 5 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Vera Halaukova

Cases: Donations

Andrei Savinski was charged under Part 1 of Article 130 (incitement to hatred), Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 361-2 (financing extremist activities) of the Criminal Code.

On October 26, 2023, he was sentenced to imprisonment. The case was considered by Judge Vera Halaukova in the Minsk City Court.

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