Aliaksandr Kulbachka
Sommelier, bar co-owner
Former prisoner
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
Groups: Bloggers, Businessmen
Cases: Protests in Minsk
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.
