Aliaksandr Lykshyn

Political prisoner

Date of birth: 31 March 1989

Date of detention: 29 November 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. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

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

Judge: Aliaksandr Yakunchykhin

Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 8

Cases: Solidarity with political prisoners

Aliaksandr Lykshyn

Aliaksandr Lykshyn is charged with participating in the protests and involving in the service Pismo.bel, which facilitated sending of letters to political prisoners. His brother, artist Uladzimir Lykshyn, was detained together with him.

The brothers are charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them).

 
Place of detention: Pre-trial detention center No. 8. 222163, Žodzina, vulica Savieckaja 22A

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