Aliaksandr Kukharenka
architect, musician, sentenced to 2 years of freedom restriction
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 25 December 1987
Date of detention: 2 August 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Judge: Tatsiana Shotsik
Prison: Released awaiting the commencement of the sentence
Groups: Cultural workers
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Aliaksandr Kukharenka is an architect and musician from Minsk. He was detained on August 2, 2022, for sharing a video"Raman Bandarenka. General Prosecutor's Office hides murder perpetrators" from ByPol youtube channel. He was sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest.
However, Kukharenka was not released after he had served his term. A criminal case under Article 342 of the Criminal Code for ‘group actions grossly violating public order’ was brought against him.
On 16 November 2022, Minsk Leninski Court Judge Tatsiana Shotsik sentenced him to two years of restricted freedom in an open-type correctional facility. The political prisoner was released in the courtroom awaiting the assignment to the facility.
