Natallia Kukishava
Former prisoner (Recognized ex post facto)
Date of birth: 19 May 1978
Date of detention: 30 September 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Prison sentence start date: 1 November 2022
Date of release: 15 March 2023
Judge: Mikalai Drahunou
Prosecutor: Illia Sadouski
Cases: The Zeltser case
Natallia Kukishava was detained in connection with the Zeltser case (due to comments she made). She was accused of leaving a comment that was deemed "humiliating the authority, honor, and dignity of a person," specifically in reference to Aliaksandr Lukashenka.
On August 17, 2022, she was convicted by the Orša District Court under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code. She was sentenced to two years' imprisonment.
She was included in the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens, and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.
According to the calculations of human rights activists, she was released after serving the sentence imposed by the court.
