Aleh Falei
tattoo artist, sentenced to 12 months under home confinement
Former political prisoner
Date of birth: 21 January 1984
Date of detention: 20 July 2022
Charges indicted:
- Part 1 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism
Sentence: 1 year
Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Judge: Siarhei Katser
Groups: Cultural workers
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Aleh Falei was taken into custody under Article 339 of the Criminal Code (‘hooliganism’) for protest graffiti and under Article 369 of the Criminal Code for ‘insulting a government official.’ Later the charges under Article 369 were dropped.
On November 16, 2022, Falei was sentenced to 12 months of home confinement. The young man was released in the courtroom.
