Kseniya Ryzhyk

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 13 July 1984

Date of detention: 15 November 2023

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: Ala Skuratovich

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Kseniya Ryzhyk was detained under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (Active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).

On January 8, 2024, the trial took place, but the verdict is unknown.

She is being held in pre-trial detention center No. 1.

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