Hanna Savachkina
Prisoner
Date of detention: 26 April 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 295 of the Criminal Code — Unlawful acts against firearms, ammunition and explosives
- Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it
- Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason
- Art. 289 of the Criminal Code — An act of terrorism
- Art. 333-1 of the Criminal Code — Illegal cross-border transportation of poisonous, poisonous substances, radioactive materials, weapons, military equipment
- Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code — Participation or preparing to participate in hostilities on foreign soil by a Republic of Belarus citizen
Sentence: unknown
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Siarhei Khrypach
Groups: Students
Notes: War in Ukraine
Hanna Savachkina was convicted under Part 1 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code (high treason).
Savachkina and other defendants in the case were sentenced to prison terms ranging from seven years to seven years and six months.
The case was considered in the Minsk City Court from July 26 to August 9, 2024. The trial was held in closed session by Judge Siarhei Khrypach.
