Liudmila Volkava
member of the Presidium of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party, sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment
Date of birth: 19 May 1992
Date of detention: 19 January 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 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 2 October 2023
Judge: Yuliya Shut
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Barbara Gysi, member of the Swiss National Council
Liudmila Volkava is a member of the Presidium of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party. She was detained on January 19, 2022, at work. Then her house was searched and technical equipment was confiscated.
She is accused under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order or active participation in them). Liudmila was transferred to pre-trial detention center.
She has a small child left at home.
On May 27, 2022, the trial on Liudmila's case started at Lieninski District Court of Minsk. The prosecutor requested two years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. He also asked to satisfy the claim of Minsktrans for 152,000 rubles (50,000 US dollars). Judge Yuliya Shut sustained his request on May 31, 2022.
