Aliaksei Kandratsenka

sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 16 February 1999

Date of detention: 2 September 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Prison sentence start date: 14 July 2022

Date of release: 11 October 2023

Judge: Alena Zhukovich

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Aliaksei Kandratsenka

Aliaksei Kandratsenka was sentenced to 24 months of restricted freedom in an open-type correctional facility for participating in a post-election protest. He was found guilty under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (group actions grossly violating public order).

He served his sentence since July 14, 2022.

Kandratsenka was released from prison on October 11, 2023.

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