Hanna Ilyina

sentenced to 3 years in prison

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 4 October 1979

Date of detention: 26 July 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 3 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Prison sentence start date: 26 July 2021

Date of release: 20 May 2024

Judge: Natallia Panasenka

Groups: Activists

Hanna Ilyina is an activist based in Mahilioŭ.

The woman was arrested on July 26, 2021. She was later charged with libel against the president under Article 367 of the Criminal Code.

On October 15, 2021, Ilyina was sentenced to 3 years in a general-security penal colony after a closed trial.

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