Aliaksandr Yautsikhau
Prisoner
Date of birth: 28 August 1982
Date of detention: 23 October 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
- 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: unknown
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Andrei Leshchanka
Groups: Athletes
Notes: War in Ukraine
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Aliaksandr Yautsikhau was convicted by the Brest Regional Court in closed session under Part 1 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code (Promoting extremist activities), Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code (Inciting racial, national, religious or other social enmity or discord), Part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code (Slandering Lukashenka). The case was considered by Judge Andrei Leshchanka from February 5 to 8, 2024.
Aliaksandr was arrested for forwarding a video recording of military equipment to an oppositional Telegram channel that was declared extremist by the authorities.
