Aliaksandr Kalin
Date of birth: 30 July 1969
Date of detention: 27 February 2023
Charges indicted:
Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Art. 243 of the Criminal Code — Evasion of taxes and fees
Sentence: 6 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Judge: Maryna Vetsiarets
Prison: Penal colony No. 22
Aliaksandr Kalin is a businessman from Krugly who supported the protests in August 2020.
On February 27, 2023, Kalin was arrested.
On November 23, 2023, he was sentenced to six years and six months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. Additionally, it is known that the businessman is awaiting the confiscation of some property.
Judge Maryna Vetsiarets convicted him of evasion of taxes and fees (Part 3 of Article 243 of the Criminal Code) and organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order (Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code) for taking part in peaceful marches in August 2020.
