Aleh Karol

sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 17 June 1984

Date of detention: 26 April 2021

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Prison sentence start date: 9 September 2021

Date of release: 7 March 2023

Judge: Andrei Mlechka

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Aleh Karol was sentenced to two years of restricted freedom in an open correctional facility ("khimiya").

In July 2021, Karol was found guilty under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (group actions that grossly violate public order) for participating in a protest on September 13, 2020 in Minsk.

He was sent to serve his sentence on September 9, 2021.

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