Aliaksandr Masevich
Prisoner
Date of birth: 13 July 1989
Date of detention: 18 March 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities
Sentence: 7 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Judge: Iryna Maiko
Prison: Penal colony No. 3
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Aliaksandr Masevich was convicted under Part 3 of Article 361, Part 1 of Article 361-4, Part 2 of Article 361-4, Part 1 of Article 367, Part 2 of Article 367, Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code. From December 12 to December 22, 2022, the case was considered by Judge Iryna Maiko. The verdict of the Minsk Regional Court came into force.
On March 31, 2023, Masevich was included in the list of citizens of Belarus, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.
