Alesia Liantsevich
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 14 August 1979
Date of detention: 25 May 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group
Sentence: 3 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 August 2024
Judge: Ruslana Sianko
Prosecutor: Maryia Bialt
Cases: Donations
Notes: Health issues, Pardon / amnesty
Groups: Teachers
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Oras Tynkkynen is a Member of the Finnish Parliament for the party Vihreä liitto (Green League)
Alesia Liantsevich was arrested on May 25, 2023. Alesya is a crisis psychologist, a counselor and therapist for relationship and personal development problems, and a psychology teacher. She was charged with insulting a government official (Article 369 of the Criminal Code), insulting Aliaksandr Lukashenka (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code) and financing the activities of an extremist group (Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code).
Alesia is suspected of having a serious illness that cannot be diagnosed or treated in prison. The risks to her life are therefore greatly increased.
However, on September 26, 2023, the Brest Regional Court decided to punish Liantsevich with imprisonment for three years and six months in a general-security penal colony. The case was considered by the judge Ruslana Sianko. Maryia Bialt was the prosecutor.
