Aliaksei Viacherni
sentenced to 21 months of imprisonment
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 23 July 1960
Date of detention: 10 April 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 21 months
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 November 2023
Judge: Hanna Ihnatsenka
Notes: War in Ukraine
Aliaksei Viacherni
Aliaksei Viacherni is a folk art activist. He has a 16-year-old son.
He was charged under Article 368 of the Criminal Code for insulting the President of Belarus with his Tic-Toc video. The court sentenced him to one year and nine months in a general-security penal colony.
