Aliaksandr Sihinevich

Date of birth: 30 August 1979

Charges indicted:

Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Art. 366 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat against an official performing official duties or another person performing a public duty
Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
art. 188 of the Criminal Code — Defamation

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Judge: Maryia Aliferuk, Uladzimir Pazniak, Mikalai Rachynski Рачинский Николай Рачынскі Мікалай

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