Aliaksandr Petushkou
sentenced to 7 1/2 years of imprisonment
Prisoner
Date of birth: 20 March 1988
Date of detention: 11 April 2022
Charges indicted:
- Part 1 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Organization of riots
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: 7 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Prison sentence start date: 19 February 2023
Judge: Dzmitryi Bubenchyk
Prison: Penal colony No. 2
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Giulia Pastorella, is a member of Italy’s Camera dei Deputati
Aliaksandr Petushkou was sentenced to seven and a half years of imprisonment under Articles 130, 293, 342, and 368 of the CC for posting comments on the Internet about the need to resume protests, insulting Mr. Aliaksandr Lukashenka, and participating in peaceful demonstrations.
