Katsiaryna Leu

sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 20 October 1980

Date of detention: 1 February 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code β€” Insulting a government official

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 20 August 2023

Judge: Sniazhana Kalinichenka

Notes: Pardon / amnesty

Katsiaryna Leu was accused of 'contempt of a public official' under Article 369 of the Criminal Code.

She was arrested on February 1, 2023, and remanded in custody pending trial.

On May 30, 2023, in the Navapolack District Court (Viciebsk region), Judge Sniazhana Kalinichenka sentenced Katsiaryna Leu to 24 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony and a fine of 3,700 Belarusian rubles (approx. $1,224).

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