Aliaksei Astashevich

Date of birth: 14 February 1961

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
  • Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge
  • art. 188 of the Criminal Code — Defamation

Sentence: 3 years

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

Judge: Dzmitryi Karsiuk

Prosecutor: Artsiom Tsviatkou

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