Yana Khromava

sentenced to 2 years

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 3 May 1999

Date of detention: 22 December 2021

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 29 September 2023

Judge: Maryna Klimchuk

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Yana Khromava, a resident of Minsk, was detained together with her mother Sviatlana on December 22, 2021, under a criminal case for group actions grossly violating public order (Article 342 of the Criminal Code).

On December 30, she was transferred to pre-trial detention center.

On April 12, 2022, the Lieninski District Court of Minsk considered the case of Sviatlana and Yana Khromava. Judge Maryna Klimchuk found them guilty and sentenced both to two years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. It is known that they were accused of participating in three protest rallies.

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