Aliaksandr Shametska
electronics engineer, released awaiting commencement of sentence
Date of detention: 16 December 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — 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")
Judge: Siarhei Katser
Prison: Released awaiting the commencement of the sentence
Aliaksandr Shametska is an electronics engineer. He was arrested on December 16, 2021, in a criminal case on group actions grossly violating public order (Article 342 of the Criminal Code) for taking part in protests.
On March 28, 2022, Maskoŭski District Court of Minsk sentenced Aliaksandr Shametska to two and a half years of restricted freedom in an open-type penitentiary.