Aliaksei Silenka
Political prisoner
Date of birth: 22 July 1989
Date of detention: 1 May 2024
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: unknown
Judge: Anastasiya Papko
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 1
Aliaksei Silenka is an architect and a drummer.
After the outbreak of the war, according to the telegram conversations, he went to Georgia for some time. But it seems that after that he returned to Belarus.
Aliaksei's trial began on November 26, 2024 in the Minsk City Court. He is charged with "calling for sanctions" (Part 3 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code) and "incitement to hatred" (Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code). The case is under consideration by Judge Anastasiya Papko.