Anastasiya Butkevich

sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 30 September 1987

Date of detention: 10 February 2022

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 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Prison sentence start date: 28 July 2022

Date of release: 25 March 2024

Judge: Tatsiana Shotsik

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Anastasiya Butkevich was sentenced on April 11, 2022, in the Lieninsky District Court of Minsk to 24 months of restricted freedom in an open-type penal facility for her participation in the 2020 protests.

Since July 28, 2022, she has been serving her sentence.

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