Artsiom Liabedzka

in custody

Prisoner

Date of detention: 28 March 2023

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 3 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony

Judge: Yauhen Pisarevich

Prosecutor: Raman Biziuk

Prison: Penal colony No. 22

Cases: Donations, Solidarity with political prisoners

Artsiom Liabedzka is the son of the politician Anatol Liabedzka. He was remanded in custody on charges of "financing extremist activities" under Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code.

In late March 2023, Artsiom Liabedzka was detained and sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest twice in a row.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 22. 225295, Brest region, Ivacevičy, station Damanava, PO Box 20

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