Aleh Zavadski
sentenced to 3 1/2 years of imprisonment
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 27 January 1977
Date of detention: 12 January 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: 3 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 16 September 2024
Judge: Vital Kulesh
Notes: Pardon / amnesty, War in Ukraine
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Lukas Mandl is a Member of the European Parliament for the Österreichische Volkspartei
Aleh Zavadski was accused of publicly insulting Lukashenka under Part 1 of Article 368 ('Contempt of the President of Belarus') and Part 1 of Article 130 ('Inciting other social enmity or enmity') of the Criminal Code.
On February 15, 2023, the KGB added Aleh Zavadski to the 'List of persons involved in terrorist activities'.
On March 31, 2023, in the Hrodna Regional Court, Judge Vital Kulesh sentenced Zavadski to three years and six months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
He was pardoned and released on September 16, 2024.
