Katsiaryna Sasim

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 4 December

Date of detention: 6 July 2022

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: 3 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Judge: Yuliya Chyzh

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Katsiaryna Sasim was detained in early July 2022 as part of a criminal case for ‘group actions grossly violating public order’ (Article 342 of the Criminal Code). She is also accused of having registered in Telegram-based Plan Pieramoha chatbot.

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