Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex45 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPrison No. 4 Mahilyow
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence9 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
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Culture
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Case Summary
Andrei Kobel is a former chief physician and director of 'Belarus' sanatoriums in Lithuania and Russia. He was detained in the summer of 2021 and accused of collecting data on Belarusians vacationing in these sanatoriums. He was sentenced to 9 years in a general regime penal colony for treason.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Андрэй Кобель — былы галоўны доктар і дырэктар санаторыяў «Беларусь» у Літве і Расіі. Ён быў затрыманы ў летні перыяд 2021 года і абвінавачваецца ў зборы дадзеных пра беларусаў, якія адпачывалі ў гэтых санаторыях. Ён асуджаны да 9 гадоў калоніі за здраду дзяржаве.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Treason against the state
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-356
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
ViasnaCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Andrei Kobel (PPW case cmp1ooqb). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1ooqbz00941v9gmedkbs9l. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/andrei-kobel).
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