Aleh Kacapaŭ is a writer, poet, and social activist.
He was born in Homiel in 1969.
He graduated from the philological faculty of Homel State University and was involved in popularizing Belarusian history and culture. In the early 1990s, he led the Homiel youth historical and cultural association “Tałaka.”
Aleh Kacapaŭ’s poems were published in the newspaper “Literature and Art,” magazines such as “Krynica,” “Maładość,” and in the collection “Jahamość: poems dedicated to Anatol Sys.”
On March 21, 2023, Aleh Kacapaŭ was detained on administrative charges and accused of producing, distributing, or storing extremist materials under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses.
Currently, he faces charges under Article 130 Part 1 of the Criminal Code (incitement of social enmity or discord), Article 368 Part 1 (discrediting the president), and Article 361.4 Part 1 and Part 2 (assistance in extremist activities).
On November 24, 2023, his criminal case began to be considered in closed proceedings at the Homiel Regional Court.
On 10 January 2024, the court delivered a verdict in the case of Aleh Kacapaŭ: 2.5 years in a minimum-security penal colony under Article 130 (incitement of racial, national, religious, or other social hatred and discord), Article 368 (insulting the president), and Article 361-4 (facilitating extremist activity) of the Criminal Code. On 15 March 2024, Aleh Kacapaŭ appeared on the “list of extremists”.
Address for correspondence: Aleh Kacapaŭ, Penal Colony No. 11, 118 Rakasoŭski Street, Vaŭkavysk, 231900.