Aliaksandr Litvishchanka
sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison
Former political prisoner
Date of birth: 16 November 1986
Date of detention: 4 October 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Prison sentence start date: 4 October 2021
Date of release: 17 February 2023
Aliaksandr Litvishchanka was sentenced by the Kastryčnicki District Court of Mahilioŭ to one year and six months of imprisonment in a penal colony under Art. 369 (insulting a representative of the authorities) and Art. 368 of the Criminal Code (insulting the president).
The convict was taken into custody after the announcement of the verdict.
