Natallia Yurkevich

sentenced to 12 months of imprisonment

Charges indicted:

Art. 342 of the Criminal Code β€” Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Sentence: 1 year

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 20 December 2023

Judge: Yuliya Krepskaya

On November 8, 2022, the Frunzienski District Court of Minsk tried the criminal case against Natallia Yurkevich. She was accused under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of Belarus ('Organization and preparation of actions grossly violating public order, or active participation in them').

The judge Yuliya Krepskaya sentenced Yurkevich to 12 months of imprisonment.

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