Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex48 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inVaukalysk, Hrodna region
Held atPenal Colony No. 29
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence2 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Aljaksei Ihnacenka is an IT specialist who was detained for his perceived insults toward government officials and the President. He was sentenced to two years and six months of restricted freedom in an open-type correctional facility. His case was heard by the Krupetski District Court.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксей Ігнаценка — IT-спецыяліст, які быў затрыманы за абразы прадстаўніка ўлады і прэзідэнта. Ён быў асуджаны да двух гадоў і шасці месяцаў абмежавання волі ў папраўчую ўстанову адкрытага тыпу. Яго справу разглядаў суд Крупскага раёну.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Insulting a representative of authority
- 02Insulting the President
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-369Art. BY-368
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 11, 2024
Sentence served
2y 6mo / 2 years
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aljaksei Ihnacenka (PPW case cmrleclk). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmrleclke0000ka71lpoo002t. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksei-vikentsyevich-ihnacenka).
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