Aliaksei Loi
served 1 year, released
Former political prisoner
Date of detention: 1 May 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols
Sentence: 1 year
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 5 May 2021
Date of release: 5 May 2022
Aliaksei Loi was sentenced by the Vaŭkavysk District Court of the Hrodna region to 6 months of restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya") for insulting the flag (Article 370 of the Criminal Code). On prosecutor’s appeal, the sentence was changed to one year of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary;
He has been serving his sentence since May 5, 2021.
Aliaksei served his sentence in full and was released on May 5, 2022.