Aleh Dzehtsiarenka
Date of detention: 29 November 2023
Charges indicted:
Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it
Art. 290-1 of the Criminal Code — Financing of terrorist activities
Sentence: 8 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Judge: Aleh Kharoshka
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 3
Aleh Dzehtsiarenka faced charges of participating in an extremist formation (Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code) and financing terrorist activities (Part 2 of Article 290-1 of the Criminal Code). The details of the charges are still unknown to human rights activists.
The trial, which started on February 9, resulted in a guilty verdict on March 7, 2024. The defendant was sentenced to eight years and six months in a medium-security penal colony and fined 100 basic units. The case was heard by Judge Aleh Kharoshka in a closed court session.
The defendant is currently being held in pre-trial detention center No. 3.
