Aliaksandr Bakunovich

sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 5 September 2002

Date of detention: 22 January 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 370 of the Criminal Code β€” Desecration of state symbols

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Prison sentence start date: 22 January 2022

Date of release: 21 January 2024

Judge: Mikalai Kmita

Prosecutor: Uladzimir Karachun

Aliaksandr Bakunovich was convicted of ‘desecrating the state symbols’ under Article 370 of the Criminal Code for having torn down the state flag. He was sentenced to 24 months of restricted freedom in an open-type penal facility and has started to serve his sentence.

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