Aleh Siniakou
sentenced to 1 1/2 years of imprisonment, released
Date of birth: 21 September 1994
Date of detention: 29 September 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 369-1 of the Criminal Code — Discrediting Belarus
Sentence: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Volha Tserakhava
Aleh Siniakou is from Homieĺ region. He was arrested after he posted a comment about the death of Andrei Zeltser and a KGB officer. A criminal case was initiated against Aleh Siniakou under Article 130 of the Criminal Code ('Inciting social hatred or enmity'). He was placed in remand prison #3 in Homieĺ.
Eventually, he was charged under Article 369-1 of the Criminal Code ('Discrediting the Republic of Belarus').
The case of the political prisoner was tried on October 21, 2022, in the Saviecki District Court of Homieĺ. Judge Volha Tserakhava sentenced Aleh Siniakou to 18 months of imprisonment. Considering the time spent in the remand prison, he was released from custody in the courtroom.
