Aliaksandr Zhykharevich

sentenced to 2 years and 8 months of restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 31 December 1977

Date of detention: 2 March 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies
  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official

Sentence: 2 2/3 years

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

Prison sentence start date: 10 August 2021

Date of release: 21 December 2023

Judge: Natallia Panasenka

Aliaksandr Zhykharevich was twice convicted under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting police officers and sentenced to two years and eight months of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary.

      Aliaksandr was included in the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.

Aliaksandr served out his sentence and was released from prison on December 21, 2023.

 

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