Aliaksandr Zhdanau
sentenced to 2 1/2 years of restricted freedom
Date of birth: 1 January 1985
Date of detention: 22 October 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Sentence: 2 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Judge: Dzianis Aliakseyenka
Prosecutor: Aliaksei Bizunou
Prison: Open correctional facility No. 55
Aliaksandr Zhdanau, sentenced to two years and six months of restricted freedom under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code for publicly insulting a government official.
The man was found guilty of posting a comment that allegedly insulted head of the Kastryčnicki district administration of Viciebsk, Siarhei Stasheuski, who forced school teachers to forge voting protocols during the 2020 election.
