Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested inStolin, Brest region
Held atPenal Colony No. 22
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence10 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
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Case Summary
Aljaksandr Skarakhod, an electrician, was convicted of treason in a closed-door trial. He had frequently traveled to Ukraine for work before his detention. He is currently serving a sentence in a general regime penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксандр Скараход, электраманцёр, быў асуджаны за здраду дзяржаве ў закрытым рэжыме. Ён часта выязджаў у Украіну па працы перад затрыманнем. Зараз ён адбывае пакаранне ў калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Treason
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-356
03Analysis
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Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Sources
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aljaksandr Skarakhod (PPW case cmp1sddp). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1sddp100hx1v9gj0ax13uv. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksandr-ryhoravich-skarakhod).
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