Aliaksandr Shabalin

member of the nomination group of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, sentenced to 6 years in prison

Prisoner

Date of birth: 30 April 1984

Date of detention: 7 June 2020

Charges indicted:

  • Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots
  • Art. 292 of the Criminal Code – Takeover of buildings and structures

Sentence: 6 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony

Judge: Aliaksei Khlyshchankou

Prosecutor: Mikushyn, Astapenka

Prison: Penal colony No. 17

Notes: Parents of three or more children

Aliaksandr Shabalin

Aliaksandr Shabalin is a member of the nomination group of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Homieĺ.

He was charged under Part 1 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code, "organization of riots."

On May 4, 2021, Judge Aliaksei Khlyshchankou of the Čyhunačny District Court of Homieĺ found the activist guilty under Part 2 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code (participation in mass riots) and under Article 292 of the Criminal Code (seizure of buildings). Shabalin was sentenced to 6 years in a medium-security penal colony.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 17. 213004, Škloŭ, vulica 1-ja Zavodskaja 8

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