Political prisoner Aliaksei Sanchuk, who drummed at protests, has been released. He has fully served his six-year sentence
Aliaksei Sanchuk was imprisoned in November 2020.
Aliaksei Sanchuk is now 35 years old. He graduated from the Minsk Architectural and Construction College and, before his arrest, was involved in furniture assembly. He has a wife and a daughter.
During the protests, he initially participated in solidarity bike rides, and later was one of the participants in the project «We Demand to Disperse». Together with others, he assembled a drum kit, which set the rhythm for marches and courtyard gatherings.
Sanchuk was detained on November 4, 2020, at a rehearsal point. A criminal case was subsequently opened. In May 2021, he was convicted of «preparing to participate in mass riots» (Art. 13 and Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code), «training to participate in mass riots» (Part 3 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code) and «organizing and participating in actions that grossly violate public order» (Parts 1 and 2 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code).
The man was sentenced to six years in a penal colony. He served his sentence in Shklov. According to «Viasna», Sanchuk was released in early July 2026.
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