Aliaksei Skirda

sentenced to 2 1/2 years of home confinement

Former prisoner (Recognized ex post facto)

Date of birth: 1 December 1997

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Judge: Maryna Klimchuk

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Aliaksei Skirda was convicted by the Lieninski District Court of Minsk under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of Belarus. Judge Maryna Klimchuk considered the case on June 8, 2023.

The court sentenced him to two years and six months of freedom restriction under home confinement.

On June 30, 2023, Aliaksei Skirda was included in the 'List of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens, and stateless persons involved in extremist activities'.

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