Andrei Ramanovich

in custody

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 27 September 1987

Date of detention: 3 May 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code β€” Promoting extremist activities

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 16 September 2024

Judge: Anzhalika Danilava

Notes: Pardon / amnesty

Andrei Ramanovich was arrested on May 3, 2023, for a video he had sent to an "extremist" Telegram channel. Criminal proceedings were started against Ramanovich under Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code ('Assisting extremist activity').

In Minsk Regional Court on September 4, 2023, Andrei was sentenced by Judge Anzhalika Danilava to two years and six months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony, with confiscation of computer equipment.

He was pardoned and released on September 16, 2024.

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