Maryna Leanovich
Prisoner
Date of detention: 9 October 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group
- Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code — Participation or preparing to participate in hostilities on foreign soil by a Republic of Belarus citizen
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 1
Groups: IT specialists
Notes: War in Ukraine
Maryna Leanovich is a Belarusian-speaking IT specialist from EPAM. She was detained after returning to Belarus from Georgia.
The trial against Maryna began on October 11 in Minsk city court. She is charged under two articles - “financing of extremist activities” (Parts 1 and 2 of Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code) and “financing or other financial support of war” (Part 2 of Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code). It is known that Alena Shylko sentenced Maryna to imprisonment in a penal colony.
Mail address: Pre-trial detention center No. 1. 223016, Navadvorski selsavet, 143/4, v. Pashkovichy, Minsk rajon, Minsk voblast
