Aliaksandr Piskunou
Prisoner
Date of birth: 4 November 1980
Date of detention: 8 October 2023
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. 366 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat against an official performing official duties or another person performing a public duty
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
- Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: unknown
Judge: Mikalai Rachynski
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
On December 4, 2023, Aliaksandr Piskunou was convicted under the following articles of the Criminal Code: Article 369 (insulting a government official), Article 368 (insulting Lukashenka), Article 366 (threatening a public official or another person performing a public duty), Article 130 (inciting discord or enmity), Article 367 (slandering Lukashenka). His case was considered by the Hrodna Regional Court.
The outcome of the trial is unknown, but Aliaksandr has already begun serving his sentence.
On February 16, 2024, he was added to the "list of extremists" by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
