Larysa Kuzmenka
Date of birth: 7 May 1972
Date of detention: 8 August 2021
Charges indicted:
Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Prison sentence start date: 16 February 2022
Date of release: 8 May 2023
Judge: Siarhei Salouski
Prosecutor: Andrei Sidarenka
Larysa Kuzmenka, a resident of Homieĺ, was arrested in August 2021.
She was charged with violence or threats of violence against police officers during a protest in Homieĺ last year, when security forces used tear gas and stun grenades against protesters.
Larysa Kuzmenka was sentenced to two years of imprisonment in a general regime prison under Article 364 of the Criminal Code.
Larysa is diagnosed with a depressive disorder and a claustrophobic syndrome.
Woman with claustrophobia from Homieĺ sent to prison for 2 years
