Karyna Pratashchyk
Political prisoner
Date of detention: 24 July 2024
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Liubou Simakhina
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 1
Karyna Pratashchyk is from Minsk. She is a creative person - she likes traveling, photography and creating different things with her hands. Five years ago she created her own development cards for children. According to social networks, the girl has a husband and a minor child. According to Belpol, since 2017, Karyna Pratashchyk has been working at Peleng. She was engaged in quality control of optical products.
The trial against the girl began on February 3, 2025 in the Minsk city court. Judge Liubou Simakhina considered Karyna's case.
On February 13, 2025, she was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in a penal colony. She was found guilty under Part 3 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code (calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the Republic of Belarus).
