Kseniya Kotava
sentenced to 2 years under home confinement
Former prisoner
Date of detention: 5 October 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: Maryna Klimchuk
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Kseniya Kotava was detained in early October 2022. After the arrest, regime media published a ‘repentant video’ of her admitting to taking part in protests.
On December 28, 2022, the Lieninski District Court of Minsk passed a verdict on the political prisoner. Kotava was found guilty under part 1 of article 342 of the Criminal Code (organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate the public order or active participation in them). Judge Maryna Klimchuk sentenced her to 2 1/2 years of restricted freedom under home confinement.
