Alena Karahachava

Member of the nomination group and a personal assistant to presidential nominee Viktar Babaryka

Former prisoner

Date of detention: 1 July 2020

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 243 of the Criminal Code — Evasion of taxes and fees

Date of release: 2 September 2020

Alena Karahachava

Alena Karahachava is a member of the nomination group and a personal assistant to presidential nominee Viktar Babaryka. She was arrested on July 1 by officers of the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee and taken to the KGB jail.

Karahachava was charged under Part 2 of Art. 243 of the Criminal Code (tax evasion in a particularly large amount).

*On September 2, Karahachava was released on bail

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