Dzmitry Alkhovik

Prisoner

Date of birth: 1 July 1974

Date of detention: 12 April 2024

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
  • Art. 366 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat against an official performing official duties or another person performing a public duty

Sentence: forced treatment

Penalty: compulsory psychiatric treatment

Prison sentence start date: 12 April 2024

Judge: Volha Tsaryk

Dzmitry Alkhovik was convicted under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a government official), Part 2 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code (violence or threats against a public official or another person performing public duties), Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code (insulting Lukashenka). On January 23, 2024, the case was considered by Judge Volha Tsarik. The court decided to send Dzmitry to a psychiatric hospital.

On April 26, 2024, he was added to the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.

 

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