Aliaksandr Bakunovich
sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom
Date of birth: 5 September 2002
Date of detention: 22 January 2022
Charges indicted:
Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — 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.
