Katsiaryna Khalavurt

confectioner, released under house arrest

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 28 May 1979

Date of detention: 22 February 2022

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 1/2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Judge: Yuryi Mashketau

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Katsiaryna Khalavurt

Katsiaryna Khalavurt is a confectioner. She was in the framework of a criminal case on group actions that grossly violate public order (Article 342 of the Criminal Code).

Katsiaryna was held in pre-trial detention center until trial.

On May 16, 2022, a Maskouski District Court of Minsk JudgeYury Mashketau found her guilty and sentenced her to 2.5 years of restricted freedom under home confinement. Katsiaryna was released in the courtroom.

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