Aliaksei Chekel
sentenced to 1 1/2 years of imprisonment
Former prisoner
Date of detention: 15 April 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 25 October 2023
Judge: Yuliya Viarshynina
Aliaksei Chekel was accused of insulting the president of Belarus (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code). Judge Yuliya Viarshynina found him guilty and sentenced him to 1.5 years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
According to human rights defenders, Aliaksei was released from prison in the autumn of 2023.
