Mikalai Vasilevich

in custody

Prisoner

Date of birth: 3 December 1978

Date of detention: 17 October 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it
  • Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group
  • Art. 290-1 of the Criminal Code — Financing of terrorist activities

Sentence: 9 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony

Prison sentence start date: 1 September 2023

Judge: Alena Shylko, Sviatlana Charapovich

Prison: Penal colony No. 15

Groups: Athletes

Cases: Donations

On the list of “terrorists” (Money transfers are prohibited)

Mikalai Vasilevich is 44 years old, from Minsk, married. His last known place of work is the National Center for Olympic Training in Athletics in Minsk.

As reported by the Nasha Niva online media, on January 3, 2023, Mikalai Vasilevich was included in the "List of terrorists".

In four months Mikalai had several trials. He was convicted under Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code (Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it), Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code (Financing the activities of an extremist group), Art. 290-1 of the Criminal Code (Financing of terrorist activities). Mikalai was sentenced to nine years and six months of imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony.

 
Mail address: Penal colony No. 15. 213105, Mahilioŭ, Viejna, Slaŭharadskaja šaša 183

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