Aliaksei Herman

Prisoner

Date of birth: 27 June 1991

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. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it
  • Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
  • Art. 369-1 of the Criminal Code — Discrediting Belarus

Sentence: 5 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Andrei Siz

Cases: Protests in Brest

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Aliaksei Herman was convicted in Brest Regional Court on April 8, 2024, on five Articles of the Criminal Code. The charges against him include:
Article 369-1 (discrediting Belarus), Part 3 of Article 361-1 (creation of an extremist formation or participation in it), Article 369 (insulting a government official), Part 1 of Article 368 (insulting Lukashenka), Part 1 of Article 130 (incitement to hatred).

Judge Andrei Siz handed down a sentence of five years in a penal colony and a fine of 200 basic units (equivalent to 8,000 rubles) to Aliaksei.

 

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