Aleh Ramanchyk
sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom
Date of birth: 25 October 1983
Date of detention: 22 April 2022
Charges indicted:
Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
art. 188 of the Criminal Code — Defamation
Art. 203-1 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions with respect to information about private life and personal data
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 22 April 2022
Judge: Aksana Tabola
Prison: Open correctional facility No. 55
Aleh Ramanchyk was convicted of ‘slandering’, ‘unlawfully disclosing personal data’, and ‘participating in actions that grossly violate the public order’ under Article 188, Part 2 of Article 203-1, and Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code respectively for distributing flyers with the prosecutor's personal data and information about his activities and participating in a peaceful protest. Ramanchuk was sentenced to three years of restricted freedom in an open-type penal facility and has started to serve his sentence.
