Aliaksei Mikhailau
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 9 October 1979
Date of detention: 15 September 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 406 of the Criminal Code – Misprision
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Date of release: 21 June 2023
Judge: Siarhei Khrypach
Cases: Gaidukevich case
Aliaksei Mikhailau is a defendant in the case of arson. He is accused of 'failure to report a crime' under Part 2 of Article 406 of the Criminal Code of Belarus.
On the night of July 11-12, 2021, in the village of Siomkava, Minsk region, the house of Aleh Haidukevich, a pro-government parliament member, was attacked with Molotov cocktails. On July 12, the KGB started criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 289 of the Criminal Code ('Act of terrorism').
