Ihar Batsian
Political prisoner
Date of detention: 11 October 2024
Charges indicted:
- Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason
Sentence: 12 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
Judge: Ruslan Huryn
Prison: Prison No. 1
Ihar Batsian headed Neman Glassworks for more than 12 years.
In October 2024 the man was found guilty of "treason against the state" (Part 1 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment in a medium security penal colony. There were 14 sittings in Ihar's case.
Place of detention: Prison No. 1. 230023, Hrodna, vulica Kirava 1
