Aliaksandr Shautsou
sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison, released after serving full sentence
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 19 October 1997
Date of detention: 4 February 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies
Sentence: 2 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 27 May 2023
Judge: Natallia Kachalava
Prosecutor: Maryna Panchyk
Cases: Protests in Žlobin
Aliaksandr Shautsou is from Žlobin, Homieĺ region. On April 2, 2021, he was sentenced to two years and six months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony under Article 364 ('Violence against a police officer').
Initially, Shautsou was facing charges of 'organizing or actively participating in group actions grossly disrupting public order' (Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code). However, the investigation was unable to gather the necessary evidence. The charges stemmed from the events in Žlobin on the post-election night of August 9, 2020, when people protested against the rigged presidential election.
On May 27, 2023, the political prisoner was released from penal colony# 3 in Vićba (Viciebsk region), having served his full term.
