Darya Chaiko

sentenced to 2 1/2 years of restricted freedom

Date of birth: 18 October 2001

Date of detention: 1 September 2021

Charges indicted:

Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

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

Date of release: 29 February 2024

Darya Chaiko is a former student of the BSU's Faculty of Geography.

Chaiko was sentenced to 2.5 years of restricted freedom in an open correctional facility ("khimiya") under two articles of the Criminal Code: Art. 369 (insulting a representative of the authorities) and Art. 342 (group actions grossly violating public order).

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