Natallia Letsko
Date of birth: 18 February 1960
Date of detention: 3 November 2022
Charges indicted:
art. 188 of the Criminal Code — Defamation
Art. 203-1 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions with respect to information about private life and personal data
Sentence: 1 year
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 November 2023
Judge: Viktar Novik
Natallia Letsko was convicted for reposting a post with the personal data of a law enforcement officer under Art. 188 (Defamation) and Part 3 of Art. 203-1 (Unlawful actions regarding information about private life and personal data) of the Criminal Code.
On 3 November 2022, the judge of the Zhabinka district court, Viktar Novik, found Natallia Letsko guilty under Art. 188 (Defamation) and Part 3 of Art. 203-1 (Illegal actions regarding information about private life and personal data) of the Criminal Code and sentenced her to one (1) year of imprisonment in a general regime colony and a fine of BYN 1,600. Besides, as part of the civil lawsuit, Natallia was fined with BYN 1,000 of moral damage compensation in favor of the enforcer.
The woman's mobile phone was confiscated "as the means of committing the crime".
