Aliaksandr Balonkin
Former political prisoner
Date of detention: 11 August 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
Cases: The case of labor unions
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Luiza Licina-Bode is a SPD Member of the Bundestag, a member of the Legal Affairs Committee
Aliaksandr Balonkin is a design engineer at Naftan and the deputy head of the independent trade union of Naftan workers. He was detained on September 27, 2021 at his workplace under Art. 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. Aliaksandr was arrested for 15 days.
In August 2023, he was detained along with other members of the independent trade union "Naftan": Volha Brytsikava and Aliaksandr Kukharonak. Balonkin is charged under Art. 361 of the Criminal Code.
