Siarhei Aleinik

sentenced to 1 1/2 years of imprisonment

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 8 December 1978

Date of detention: 8 June 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 8 December 2023

Judge: Siarhei Karmanovich

Cases: Protests in Homieĺ

Siarhei Aleinik was convicted of ‘organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate the public order’ under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code for participating in the 2020 protests.

Judge Siarhei Karmanovich led the trial.

On June 8, 2022, the Centraĺny District Court of Homieĺ sentenced Aleinik to 18 months of imprisonment.

 

Addresses of prisons:

What should I know and how to help?

✉️ Write a letter. Make a scan of your letter or postcard and share it online

🤝 Please use the Russian (or Belarusian) name of the prison

💡 Foreign-language messages may be blocked, so attach a translation (e.g. translate.google.com)

💡 A big guide about helping Belarusian political prisoners from abroad

💡 More tips here

Support “Viasna”