Anatol Valadzko

Prisoner

Date of birth: 25 December 1967

Date of detention: 15 January 2024

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group
  • Art. 290-1 of the Criminal Code — Financing of terrorist activities

Sentence: 8 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Alena Ananich

Prison: Penal colony No. 15

Cases: Donations

Groups: IT specialists

On the list of “terrorists” (Money transfers are prohibited)

Anatol Valadzko was detained on January 15, 2024, at his residence, following the use of force, including the deployment of a stun gun. On January 17, he was convicted under Article 19.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. Following his arrest, he was transferred to the pre-trial detention center.

He is charged under Part 1 of Article 290-1 (financing of terrorist activities) and Article 361-2 (financing the activities of an extremist formation). 

 
Mail address: Penal colony No. 15. 213105, Mahilioŭ, Viejna, Slaŭharadskaja šaša 183

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