Aliaksandr Ainutdzinau
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 24 January 1976
Date of detention: 16 July 2022
Charges indicted:
- Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code — Participation or preparing to participate in hostilities on foreign soil by a Republic of Belarus citizen
Sentence: 2 years and 1 month
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 16 May 2024
Judge: Viachaslau Kaliuka
Notes: War in Ukraine
Aliaksandr Ainutdzinau was taken into custody on charges of ‘repeatedly driving without valid license’ (this offense that does not pose a great public danger) and ‘attempting to participate or in hostilities on foreign soil’ (intention to join the defenders of Ukraine) under Part 1 Article 317-2 and Part 1 Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code respectively.
On 16 November 2022, Judge Vyacheslav Kaliuko of the Homieĺ Regional Court sentenced him to 2 years and 1 month of imprisonment. Aliaksandr was also deprived of the right to drive vehicles for 5 years.
