Yuliya Labunova
sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 22 August 1987
Date of detention: 20 September 2021
Charges indicted:
- Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism committed by a group of persons
Sentence: 3 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 16 September 2024
Judge: Mikhail Zubenia
Notes: Pardon / amnesty
Cases: Protests in Viciebsk
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Ye-One Rhie, Member of the Bundestag
Yuliya Labunova was arrested in late September 2021 and charged under Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism) for staging a performance, together with Iryna Piartsova and Artsiom Latyshau, during which a plaque reading “Aliaksandr Lukashenka. 30.08.1954-30.08.2021” and a portrait of Lukashenka with a black ribbon were attached to a tombstone cross. They then uncorked a bottle of champagne and poured the contents onto the grave.
On April 25, 2022, the trial started in Viciebsk District Court. On May 20, Judge Mikhail Zubenia found Yuliya guilty and sentenced her to 3.5 years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
She was pardoned and released on September 16, 2024.
