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Death sentences in Belarus

Aliaksandr Hrunou's case

June 14, 2013 the Homieĺ Regional Court sentenced Aliaksandr Hrunovu to the exceptional measure of punishment – execution by shooting.

Andrei Zhuk's case

Sentenced to death on July 17, 2009 by the Minsk Regional Court.

A. Burdyka and A. Hryshkautsou's case

Sentenced to death by the Hrodna Regional Court on May 14, 2010.

Vasil Yuzepchuk's case

Was sentenced to death by the Brest Regional Court on June 29, 2009.

Ryhor Yazepchuk's case

Sentenced to death by the Mahilioŭ Regional Court on April 23, 2013.

News

Two new death verdicts handed down in Mahilioŭ

The Mahilioŭ Regional Court completed today the hearing of a headline-making case of ‘black estate agents’, sentencing two defendants, Ihar Hershankou and Siamion Berazhnou, to death and two more, Tatsiana Hershankova and Barys Kalesnikau, to lengthy prison terms.

Amnesty International: Aliaksei Mikhalenya at risk of imminent execution

On 30 June, the Supreme Court denied Aliaksei Mikhalenya’s appeal and upheld his death sentence. Aliaksei Mikhalenya was later transferred to the pre-trial detention centre (SIZO) #1 in Minsk where death row inmates are kept and death sentences are believed to be executed. He is at risk of imminent execution.

Death Sentence Upheld in Appeal in Supreme Court

On June 30, the Supreme Court of Belarus heard the appeal of Aliaksei Mikhalenia, sentenced to death in March 2017.