Aliaksandr Tsiareshchanka
Prisoner
Date of birth: 23 September 1983
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group
Sentence: unknown
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Siarhei Katser
Cases: Donations, Protests in Minsk
Aliaksandr Tsiareshchanka worked as a chief specialist of the National Bank. On 1 February 2024, he was found guilty of "financing the activities of an extremist organization" (Article 361-2). The trial began on January 29, 2024, with Judge Siarhei Katser presiding.
A video was shown on one of Azaronak's programs in which Aliaksandr 'confesses' to participating in protests and reposting on Facebook about elections and COVID.
It is known that Aliaksandr is sentenced to imprisonment and is currently being held in pre-trial detention center No. 1.