Anastasiya Vaitovich
student, sentenced to 3 years
Date of birth: 23 August 2002
Date of detention: 24 November 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 342 of the Criminal Code β Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Judge: Anastasiya Achalava
Prison: Released awaiting the commencement of the sentence
Anastasiya Vaitovich, a History student at the Belarusian State University, was detained on November 24, 2021. A video of her among protesters from the last year appeared in one of the propaganda channels. She is probably being accused of participating in protests.
Anastasiya was transferred to a pre-trial detention center.
In the middle of March 2022, a trial was held in Lieninski District Court of Minsk. Judge Anastasiya Achalava found Anastasiya guilty under part 1 of article 342 of the Criminal Code and sentenced her to 3 years of restricted freedom in an open penal facility.