{"id":17254,"date":"2024-10-28T11:53:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T11:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penbelarus.org\/?p=17254"},"modified":"2025-08-06T17:23:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T17:23:20","slug":"aleg-sychou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penbelarus.org\/en\/2024\/10\/28\/aleg-sychou.html","title":{"rendered":"Aleh Sy\u010do\u016d"},"content":{"rendered":"
Political persecution:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

On 3 March 2023, Aleh Sy\u010do\u016d was detained together with his wife, Nastassia Pilko<\/strong>, who worked as the director of the Electronic Agent JSC printing house. The couple was placed in the KGB pre-trial detention centre.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aleh Sy\u010do\u016d was accused in a criminal case under Article 289 of the Criminal Code (an act of terrorism) for the alleged “attempt to commit an act of terrorism” in Ma\u010duli\u0161\u010dy.<\/span><\/p>\n

On 4 March, Mykola Shvets<\/strong> was detained in Aleh Sy\u010do\u016d’s house near Minsk. He was accused of having damaged an A-50 Russian surveillance aircraft used to direct Russian missiles at the targets in Ukraine. On 28 June, Mikalai Shvets was released from prison in Belarus following a prisoner exchange deal between the Russian and Ukrainian authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

On 7 December 2023, human rights defenders recognized Aleh Sy\u010do\u016d as a political prisoner.<\/span><\/p>\n

On 19 August, the Minsk City Court opened a trial behind closed doors in the Ma\u010duli\u0161\u010dy sabotage case. The defendants were charged under 11 articles of the Criminal Code: Part 1, Article 361.4 (facilitating extremist activities), Part 1, Article 290.1 \u200b\u200b(financing terrorist activities), Part 1, Article 356 (state treason), Part 1 of Article 342 (participating in actions that grossly violate public order), Part 1, Article 358 (intelligence gathering activity), Part 4 of Article 309 (damage of a vehicle), Part 3, Article 289 (act of terrorism), Part 3 of Article 361.1 (creating or participating in an extremist formation), Article 361.2 (financing an extremist formation), Part 4 of Article 295 (illegal actions with explosives), Article \u00a0290.3 (training to engage in terrorist activity).<\/span><\/p>\n

On 3 October 2024<\/strong>, the Minsk City Court sentenced Aleh Sy\u010do\u016d to nine years in a minimum-security penal colony.<\/span><\/p>\n

On February 7, 2025<\/strong>, the Ministry of Internal Affairs included the person in the \u201cList of citizens of Belarus, foreign citizens, and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

On February 20, 2025<\/strong>, the KGB included the person in the \u201cList of organizations and individuals involved in terrorist activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Creative activity:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

Aleh Sy\u010do\u016d\u00a0is a printer who has worked with the Zmicier Kolas publishing house in operation since 1998. He specializes in publishing Belarusian translations of texts written by European authors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Place of detention:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

PC No. 22, 225295, Brest Region, Ivacevi\u010dy, Damanava Station, P.O. Box 20.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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