Aliaksei Afanasyeu

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 28 March 1956

Date of detention: 13 June 2023

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

Sentence: 1 year

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 20 May 2024

Judge: Yauhen Brehan

Prosecutor: Kharavets

Notes: Retirement age

Aliaksei Afanasyeu was detained on June 13, 2023.

On August 9, 2023, Aliaksei was convicted under Art. 368 of the Criminal Code (Insulting Lukashenka), Art. 369 of the Criminal Code (Insulting a government official) and sentenced to one year of imprisonment.

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