Aliaksandr Dzemidovich
commercial director
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 1 March 1976
Date of detention: 25 May 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code β Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 2 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Groups: Cultural workers
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Aliaksandr Dzemidovich is the commercial director of the Silver screen cinema network, who used to cooperate with TUT.BY. He was detained at the workplace on May 25. He was sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest but was not released after he served his term, as a criminal case under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (group actions that grossly violate public order) was brought.