Former political prisoners (current status unknown)Unknown

Alexander Olegovich Kukharienko

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Alexander is an architect and guitarist for the band Awakening Our Memories. He was arrested on August 2, 2022, for reposting a video from the ByPol YouTube channel on VKontakte titled "Roman Bondarenko. The Prosecutor General's Office is Concealing the Murderers." He was sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest, but was not released after serving his sentence. A criminal case was opened against him under the article "Organization and preparation of actions grossly violating public order, or active participation therein."

In November 2022, Alexander was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open-type institution.

Sentences

Trial outcome 16.11.2022
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Appeal 31.01.2023
the sentence was upheld.

Involved in repression

Tatiana Victorovna Shotik
Tatiana Victorovna Shotik
Judges24 april 1967
Place:
court of Leninsky district of Minsk
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
16.11.2022
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Tamara Vasilevna Vnukevich
Tamara Vasilevna Vnukevich
Judges22 january 1960
Place:
Minsk City Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
31.01.2023
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Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Overseers20 april 1978
Place:
SIZO-1
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Igor Grigorievich Kenyukh
Igor Grigorievich Kenyukh
Overseers21 january 1980
Place:
IVS Okrestina
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Alexander Olegovich Kukharienko
In custody:
Case categories:
Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
25.12.1987
Articles:
Groups:
Creative people

Timeline

  1. 2022
  2. 02.08.2022

    Transfer

    IVS Okrestina — In custody

  3. 12.08.2022

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 — In custody

  4. 16.11.2022

    Trial outcome 16.11.2022

    2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, court of Leninsky district of Minsk

  5. 16.11.2022

    Status change

    Released pending appeal

  6. 2023
  7. 31.01.2023

    Appeal 31.01.2023

    the sentence was upheld, Minsk City Court