Aliaksandra Zakharyk
jazz singer, sentenced to 3 years of freedom restriction
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 8 January 1989
Date of detention: 30 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
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Judge: Ina Sivets
Groups: Cultural workers
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Aliaksandra Zakharyk is a singer. She was arrested on January 30, 2023, after a search of her apartment. She was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code ('Organization and preparation of actions grossly breaching public order or active participation in them') and transferred to a remand prison.
Zakharyk participated in the Russian version of The Voice TV project and the Eurovision preselection.
She was tried on April 27, 2023, in the Kastryčnicki District Court of Minsk. Judge Ina Sivets sentenced Aliaksandra Zakharyk to three years of freedom restriction under home confinement. Zakharyk was released in the courtroom.
