Ala Novikava
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 21 July 1962
Date of detention: 5 January 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Judge: Volha Niaborskaya
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Following a 15-day administrative arrest, a criminal case was opened against Ala Novikava from Minsk.
First, they checked her cell phone and found out that she was subscribed to a local "extremist" Telegram channel and had made a repost there. Later, when Novikova was in the detention center, a photo of her taking part in the 2020 protests was found on the Internet.
