Liudmila Kohan

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 24 November 1954

Date of detention: 21 December 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 341 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of structures and damage to property

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Cases: Protests in Brest

Notes: War in Ukraine

Liudmila Kohan was detained on November 24, 2022 and charged under Art. 341 of the Criminal Code ('Desecration of buildings and damage to property') for the graffiti "No to War" and "Long Live Belarus". She was placed under house arrest pending the trial.

The trial is to take place on February 21, 2023 in the Maskoŭski District Court of Brest.

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