Alexander was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage exceeded 27 thousand Belarusian rubles.
Former political prisonersReleased
Alexander Olegovich Drozdov
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre
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Sentences
Trial outcome 10.03.2021
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 3000 rubles of compensation.Appeal 18.05.2021
the sentence was upheld.Involved in repression
Faith Vyacheslavovna Filonik
MoreJudges8 march 1990
- Place:
- Court of the Maskouski District of Brest
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 10.03.2021
Nina Arkadyevna Gerasimuk
MoreJudges19 september 1957
- Place:
- Brest Regional Court
- Type:
- Appeal
- Date:
- 18.05.2021
Michael Vladimirovich Vashkevich
MoreOverseers18 october 1975
- Place:
- SIZO-7
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Alexander Vladimirovich Kornienko
MoreOverseers9 january 1978
- Place:
- IK-17
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Co-defendants
- In custody:
- from ~27.11.2020 to ~15.08.2024
- Case categories:
- The case of «mass riots», Brest, 2020
- Hometown:
- Pinsk
- Birthday:
- 17.04.1990
- Was held in:
- IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
- Articles:
- Participation in riots
- Marks:
- Control of a person's financial transactions, restrictions on crossing the Belarusian border, a 5-year ban on military service and public office after the conviction is expunged, etc.
Timeline
- 2020
~27.11.2020
Transfer
SIZO-7 — In custody
- 2021
10.03.2021
Trial outcome 10.03.2021
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 3000 rubles of compensation, Court of the Maskouski District of Brest
23.03.2021
Transfer
SIZO-6 — In custody
18.05.2021
Appeal 18.05.2021
the sentence was upheld, Brest Regional Court
16.07.2021
Transfer
IK-17 — In custody