Former political prisonersReleased

Aliaksandr Henadzyevich Safonau

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Alexander was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment left under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Police Department, pinning a detainee to the ground with his knee, as well as for a comment he left about Andrei Komar, a police captain from Bobruisk.

According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Sentences

Trial outcome 05.11.2021
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1500 rubles of compensation.

Involved in repression

Elena Semyonovna Juk
Elena Semyonovna Juk
Judges17 october 2026
Place:
court of Pervomaisky district of Vitebsk
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
05.11.2021
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Ihar Mikalayevich Volnich
Ihar Mikalayevich Volnich
Others5 june 1994
Type:
Other
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Andrei Mikalayevich Kamar
Andrei Mikalayevich Kamar
Others19 january 1987
Type:
Other
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Aliaksandr Henadzyevich Safonau
In custody:
Hometown:
Staroe Lyadno
Birthday:
04.05.1980
Was held in:
IUOT-36, 220039, Minsk, ul. Korotkevicha, 14
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2021
  2. 05.11.2021

    Trial outcome 05.11.2021

    2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1500 rubles of compensation, court of Pervomaisky district of Vitebsk

  3. 2022
  4. 10.01.2022

    Transfer

    IUOT-36 — Penal labor facility

  5. 2024
  6. ~10.07.2024

    Status change

    Released