Aliaksandr Volski

sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 19 October 1980

Date of detention: 1 November 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred

Sentence: 3 years

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

Prison sentence start date: 18 March 2022

Date of release: 3 September 2024

Judge: Aliaksandr Abashyn

Prosecutor: Anton Harokhau

Aliaksandr Volski was sentenced to three years of restricted freedom in an open-type penitentiary under Article 130 of the Criminal Code for a comment on a social network. The content of the comment is not provided in the verdict, however, it is known that it concerned the illegal actions of Interior Ministry officers against peaceful protesters.

Since March 18, 2022, he has been serving his sentence in the open-type penitentiary.

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