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.