Aliaksandr Ihnatovich
sentenced to 2 1/2 years of restricted freedom, released after serving full sentence
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 30 October 1988
Date of detention: 10 August 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Sentence: 2 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 19 April 2023
Judge: Alena Litvina
Aliaksandr Ihnatovich is from Minsk. On August 10, 2021, the Lieninski District Court of Mahilioŭ sentenced him to two years and six months of restricted freedom in an open-type penal facility under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (Contempt of a public official) for insulting a prosecutor and a police officer in online comments.
In late April 2022, for violations of internal regulations, the custody level was changed to one year and one day of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
The political prisoner served his full sentence and was released on April 19, 2023.
