He was detained in September 2023, allegedly for chatting with friends. A criminal case was opened.
Political prisoners
Andrey Viktorovich Valakhanovich
- 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
Letter bank7Add a letter to the bank
Sentences
Trial outcome 26.07.2024
6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.Appeal 12.11.2024
unknown.Once the sentence takes effect, you can only write letters to the prisoner. Under Art. 85 of the Penal Code of Belarus, convicts cannot receive money transfers from anyone other than close relatives. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, support the family directly if this option is available on the prisoner's page.
Involved in repression
Love Sergeevna Simakhina
MoreJudges17 october 2026
- Place:
- Minsk City Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 26.07.2024
Ruslan Hikmetovich Mashadiev
MoreOverseers26 september 1981
- Place:
- IK-1
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
MoreOverseers20 april 1978
- Place:
- SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Co-defendants
Who else is held in IK-1
- In custody:
- from ~20.09.2023 to present time
- Hometown:
- Minsk
- Birthday:
- 12.11.1989
- Mailing address:
- IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
- Articles:
- Incitement of racial, national, religious or other social hostility or discordRehabilitation of NazismOrganization of group actions grossly disturbing public orderInsulting the presidentDiscrediting the Republic of Belarus
- Marks:
- Financial transactions are blocked for people on the list, including money transfers to the detention centre in their name via bank or post.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
- 2023
~20.09.2023
Transfer
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody
- 2024
26.07.2024
Trial outcome 26.07.2024
6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, Minsk City Court
12.11.2024
Appeal 12.11.2024
unknown, Supreme Court
~04.12.2024
Transfer
IK-1 — In custody