Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex46 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBabruysk, Mahilyow region
Held atPenal Colony No. 2
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
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Case Summary
Aljaksandr Pelesz was convicted by the Grodno Regional Court on multiple charges, including insulting the President and desecrating state symbols. He has been designated as both a terrorist and an extremist by the authorities. He is currently serving his sentence in a general regime penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксандр Пелеш быў асуджаны Гродзенскім абласным судом па шматлікіх прад'яўленых абвінавачваннях, у тым ліку за абразу прэзідэнта і здзек з дзяржаўных сімвалаў. Ён унесена ў спісы тэрарыстаў і экстрэмістаў. Зараз ён адбывае пакаранне ў калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
05 count- 01Desecration of state symbols
- 02Insulting a representative of authority
- 03Insulting the President
- 04Inciting hostility
- 05Insulting a judge
Criminal Code Articles
05 articleArt. BY-370Art. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-130Art. BY-391
03Analysis
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04Related
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aljaksandr Pelesz (PPW case cmrlecog). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmrlecoge0003ka71zqumzqmf. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksandr-pelesz).
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