Aliaksandr Douhal
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 28 July 1978
Date of detention: 9 August 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 8 November 2024
Judge: Maryna Skalkovich
Aliaksandr Douhal was arrested in April 2023 for "offensive" comments on social networks and sent to Brest pre-trial detention center No. 7. He was charged with insulting a government official (Article 369 of the Criminal Code) and insulting Lukashenka (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code).
On October 6, 2023, the trial was held in the Court of the Maskoŭski District Court of Brest. The trial was conducted by Judge Maryna Skalkovich.
The verdict is still unknown.
