Aliaksandr Bychkouski
served full term, released
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 21 January 1965
Date of detention: 3 July 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Sentence: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Date of release: 3 January 2023
Judge: Yauhen Karnejavets
Aliaksandr Bychkouski is from Jeĺsk, Homieĺ region. He was sentenced to 18 months of restricted freedom in an open-type penal facility for 'Insulting a government official' (Article 369 of the Criminal Code).
Bychkouski emotionally expressed his opinion on the Internet about Yauhen Zhylinski, the head of the police department in Dziaržynsk, Minsk region—and that was the reason for starting a criminal case.
Bychkouski served his sentence from 3 July 2021.
He served his full sentence and was released on January 3, 2023.
