Hanna Kandratsenka

sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment

Prisoner

Date of birth: 13 April 1985

Date of detention: 5 May 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
  • Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge

Sentence: 3 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Natallia Panasenka, Volha Krauchanka

Prison: Penal colony No. 4

Notes: Health issues

Godparent: Maria Noichl is a Member of the European Parliament for the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands and the Chairwoman of the SPD Women’s Group

Hanna Kandratsenka was convicted under Part 1 of Article 368, 369, and 391 of the Criminal Code of insulting Mr. Aliaksandr Lukashenka, a government official, and a judge. A Lieninski District Court of Mahilioŭ Judge Natallia Panasenka sentenced her to three years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony and ordered a fine of BYN 3,200 rubles (USD 1,270).

Mail address: Penal colony No. 4. 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3

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