Iryna Bandarenka

Former political prisoner

Date of detention: 15 November 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities

Sentence: 3 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 10 December 2024

Judge: Dzmitryi Kurouski

Notes: Pardon / amnesty, «Solidarity Raid»

Iryna Bandarenka was detained in autumn 2023 for donations under Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code (Financing the activities of an extremist group).

Iryna is being held in pre-trial detention center No. 8.

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