Halina Haratskevich
sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 14 August
Date of detention: 29 March 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. 363 of the Criminal Code — Resistance to a police officer or other person guarding public order
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 7 November 2021
Date of release: 30 January 2024
Judge: Maksim Halubovich
Cases: Protests in Hrodna
Halina Haratskevich was sentenced on August 16, 2021 by the Kastryčnicki District Court of Hrodna to three years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary (“khimiya”) under Art. 342 and 364 of the Criminal Code for participation in a peaceful assembly and resisting its violent dispersal.
The charges stem from Haratskevich's involvement in a protest held in Hrodna on September 6, 2020.
