Aliaksei Spirydonau
sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom
Date of birth: 25 June 1988
Date of detention: 16 April 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 13 October 2021
Judge: Dzmitryi Karsiuk
Prosecutor: Matsiushka
Prison: Open correctional facility No. 29
Aliaksei Spirydonau was sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom for texting "insulting messages" in Telegram chats.
Spirydonau was convicted on June 24, 2021 and released in the courtroom to wait for an appeal hearing.
After losing his appeal, the convist was re-arrested to serve his sentence.