Andrei Valakhanovich
Prisoner
Date of birth: 12 November 1989
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
- Art. 369-1 of the Criminal Code — Discrediting Belarus
- Art. 130-1 of the Criminal Code – Rehabilitation of Nazism
Sentence: 6 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Judge: Liubou Simakhina
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 1
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Andrei Valakhanovich was allegedly arrested in September 2023 because of a chat room in which he and his friends discussed various events.
They are charged under five articles. They are:
Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting Lukashenka
Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Art. 369-1 of the Criminal Code — Discrediting Belarus
Art. 130-1 of the Criminal Code – Rehabilitation of Nazism
The trial began on June 7, 2024 in the Minsk City Court.
