Aliaksandr Hubeika
political and trade union activist, served full term, released
Date of birth: 15 March
Date of detention: 21 January 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 15 October 2022
Judge: Viktoryia Shabunia
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Anders Österberg
Aliaksandr Hubeika is a 60-year-old resident of Minsk. He is an activist of the political party BSDH (Hramada) and the independent trade union REP.
Hubeika was charged with using violence against a police officer. According to the charge, Aliaksandr Hubeika resisted and twice hit riot police officer Andrei Kavaliou (name changed), tried to escape and grabbed his uniform. Hubeika pleaded not guilty.
Despite conflicting details in the policeman's testimony, on January 21, 2021, Aliaksandr Hubeika was sentenced to 2 years in a general-security penal colony. Hubeika is also expected to pay 2,500 rubles in compensation to the victim.
Hubeika served his term in full and was released on October 15, 2022.
