Aliaksandr Kulbachka

Sommelier, bar co-owner

Date of birth: 13 June 1984

Date of detention: 11 October 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: 3 years

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Judge: Ina Sivets

Aliaksandr Kulbachka is a co-owner of a wine bar in Minsk. In 2017, he was recognized as The Best Sommelier of Belarus. He hosts the @sasha_and_wine Telegram channel.

He was placed in a pre-trial detention center for participating in the post-election protests, under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code ('Active participation in group actions grossly disrupting public order').

On February 28, 2023, the Kastryčnicki District Court of Minsk tried the case of the political prisoner. It is known that Judge Ina Sivets delivered a non-custodial sentence.

Human rights defenders are clarifying the result of the trial.

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