Yuliya Harachka
Nash Dom activist, sentenced to 1 year, released
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 19 June 1988
Date of detention: 14 July 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: 1 year
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 16 March 2022
Judge: Siarhei Shatsila
Groups: Activists
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Marlene Schönberger, member of the German Bundestag
Yuliya Harachka is a volunteer with the NGO "Nash Dom" ("Our House") based in Minsk. She was detained in a criminal case of "group actions that grossly violate public order" (Article 342 of the Criminal Code).
Harachka was called a suspect in the case. Later, she faced formal charges under Part 1 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code.
On 16 March the Savetski District Court of Minsk passed a verdict on Yulia Goryachko. Judge Siarhei Shatsila found her guilty and sentenced her to 1 year of imprisonment in a general-regime penal colony.
The time spent on remand was counted towards the sentence imposed, so it was considered served, and Yuliya was released in the courtroom.
