Aleh Sychou

Prisoner

Date of detention: 3 March 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 289 of the Criminal Code — An act of terrorism

Judge: Valiantsina Ziankevich

Prison: Pre-trial detention center of KGB

Cases: Diversion in Mačuliščy

Notes: War in Ukraine

Aleh Sychou is a defendant in the criminal case brought by the KGB for "attempting to commit a terrorist act" in Mačuliščy. 

The "Ukrainian terrorist" Mikalai Shvets was detained on March 4 at the house of Aleh Sychou in the village of Čarciaž (Baraŭliany District). Sychou and his wife, Anastasiya Pilko, were detained by law enforcement officials in the same house on March 3. Aleh was charged under Article 289 of the Criminal Code (an act of terrorism).

Aleh is being held in pre-trial detention center of KGB. 

 
Mail address: Pre-trial detention center of KGB. 220050, Minsk, Main Post Office, subscriber box 8

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