Aleh Korban

leader of the public initiative "Alternative", sentenced to 1 1/2 years of suspended imprisonment, released

Date of birth: 4 February 1985

Date of detention: 25 October 2020

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: suspended imprisonment

Judge: Volha Malashenka

Aleh Korban

Aleh Korban is the leader of the public initiative "Alternative". He was detained on October 25, and his house was searched. He was first sentenced to 15 days in jail and transferred to pre-trial detention center No. 1. Aleh was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code, "organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order."

On April 23, 2021, udge Volha Malashenka of the Maskoŭski District Court of Minsk sentenced Aleh Korban to 18 months of suspended imprisonment. The convict was released in the courtroom.

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