Alena Patapovich

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 29 March 1973

Date of detention: 5 December 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: 3 years

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Judge: Dzmitryi Karsiuk

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Alena Patapovich and her husband were arrested on December 5, 2023. 

The couple had been previously detained in 2020 during the March against Terror. They were fined for disobedience to a lawful requirement of an official (Article 23.4 of the CAO) and participation in an unauthorized mass event (Article 23.34 of the CAO).

Alena is currently detained on a criminal case under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them).

 

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