Alena Chabatar
in custody
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 7 October 1959
Date of detention: 4 June 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 2 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Judge: Tatsiana Pirozhnikava
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Alena Chabatar was arrested for participating in the 2020 protests. She was identified on someone's videos of the 2020 protests. She was arrested together with her husband, Siarhei Chabatar. They are both charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code ('Organization and preparation of or active participation in actions grossly disrupting public order').
