Aliaksandr Nikalayeu

ex-employee of the Prosecutor General's Office, sentenced to 2 years

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 11 August 1979

Date of detention: 14 September 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
  • Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 20 December 2023

Groups: Government employees

Aliaksandr Nikalayeu is a former employee of the Prosecutor General's Office.  He was convicted under several articles of the Criminal Code–Insulting a government official (Article 369), Insulting the president (Article 368), Insulting a judge (Article 391) and sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment.

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