Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex40 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 2 Babruysk
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence11 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Aljaksei Byczkouski is a former employee of 'Beltelecom' who was arrested in November 2020. He was accused of transferring data of security officials to a Telegram channel. His wife reported that he was severely beaten with a stun gun during his arrest.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] До задержания был сотрудником "Белтелекома".
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксей Бычкоўскі — былы супрацоўнік «Белтэлекама», які быў затрыманы ў лістападзе 2020 года. Яго абвінавачвалі ў перадачы дадзеных прадстаўнікоў сілавых ведамасцей тэлеграм-каналу. Яго жонка паведамляла, што яго жорстка збівалі электрашокерам падчас затрымання.
02Charges
Charges
08 count- 01Violence or threat of violence against an internal affairs officer
- 02Interference in the activities of an internal affairs officer
- 03Violence or threat of violence against an official
- 04Inciting hostility
- 05Illegal possession of computer information
- 06Illegal actions regarding private life and personal data
- 07Obstruction of the lawful professional activities of a journalist
- 08Threat against a judge or lay assessor
Criminal Code Articles
08 articleArt. BY-364Art. BY-365Art. BY-366Art. BY-130Art. BY-352Art. BY-203-1Art. BY-198Art. BY-389
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Technology usedTelegram
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
November 3, 2020
Sentence served
5y 8mo / 11 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
ViasnaCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aljaksei Byczkouski (PPW case cmmkygrw). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkygrw7001n1vcfbf9m8yka. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksei-byczkouski).
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