Aliaksandr Drazdou

sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 17 April 1990

Date of detention: 27 November 2020

Charges indicted:

  • Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots

Sentence: 4 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony

Date of release: 3 July 2024

Judge: Vera Filonik

Cases: Protests in Brest

Aliaksandr Drazdou was detained on November 30, 2020 in Brest over his involvement in the August 10 protest.

Aliaksandr was charged under Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code (participation in riots).

He was held in pre-trial detention center No. 7 in Brest.

On March 10, Judge Vera Filonik of the Maskoŭski District Court of Brest sentenced Drazdou to 4.5 years in a medium-security penal colony.

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