Aliaksandr Nestsiarenka

sentenced to 2 1/2 years of restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 9 January 1996

Date of detention: 7 December 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code β€” Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Date of release: 9 July 2024

Judge: Volha Malashanka

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Aliaksandr Nestsiarenka was convicted for participation in protest actions under Article 342 of the Criminal Code ('Active participation in group actions grossly disrupting public order') and sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of restricted freedom with a referral to an open-type penal facility.

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