Alena Mikhaliuk

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 9 May 1977

Date of detention: 11 August 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 1 year

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 5 August 2024

Judge: Aksana Zotkina

Alena Mikhaliuk was sentenced to one year of imprisonment under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code for insulting Lukashenka. The trial was held on October 5, 2023, at the Hancavičy District Сourt of the Brest Region.

The place of detention is being specified.

      On October 20, 2023, Alena was added to the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.

 

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