Aliaksei Minau
writer, teacher, sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom
Date of birth: 19 August 1998
Date of detention: 25 August 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: 3 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Judge: Yuliya Shut
Prosecutor: Sviataslau Vialiki
Aliaksei Minau is a writer and a teacher of Belarusian language and literature.
He was arrested on August 25, 2021 and later charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (group actions grossly violating public order).
On November 25, 2021, the Lieninski District Court of Minsk sentenced Aliaksei Minau to three years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary (“khimiya”). The convict was released in the courtroom to wait for an appeal hearing.
