Illia Palonski

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 5 August 1988

Date of detention: 14 February 2024

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Sentence: 3 years

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Judge: Viktoryia Shabunia

Groups: Cultural workers

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Illia Palonski, an architect, was detained on February 14, 2024, during mass detentions and searches of architects. It was later revealed that he was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code for organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order or active participation in them.

 

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