Aliaksandr Ziankou
Prisoner
Date of birth: 12 November 1968
Date of detention: 22 June 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Zhanna Brysina
Prison: Penal colony No. 15
Groups: Journalists
Aliaksandr Ziankou, a photographer from Barysaŭ, was detained on June 22, 2023, and his computer equipment was confiscated during a search of his house by law enforcement officers.
Currently, his criminal case is being considered in the Minsk City Court, with Judge Zhanna Brysina presiding. The photographer is facing accusations of involvement in an extremist formation under Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code.