Natallia Malets

Prisoner

Date of birth: 17 October 1960

Date of detention: 8 November 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
  • Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities

Sentence: 3 1/2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Judge: Ina Klyshpach, Ruslana Sianko

Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 6

Cases: Donations, Solidarity with political prisoners

Notes: Retirement age

Natallia Malets was convicted under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a government official). Her case was considered on December 30, 2022 and January 3, 2023 in the Maskoŭski Сourt of Brest. Natallia was in custody from November 8 to November 10, 2022.

Judge Ina Klyshpach sentenced Natallia to one year and six months of restricted freedom under home confinement (domashnyaya khimiya).

In September 2023, Natalia was again detained on charges of "financing extremist activities" (Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code). She was sent to pre-trial detention center No. 7.

It is known that law enforcement agencies were interested in "suspicious activity of the woman in making money transfers". Investigators found that she had made at least 125 transfers to 114 Belarusians in the amount of more than 1,500 rubles. 

The woman is charged under Parts 1 and 2 of Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code (promoting extremist activities). On July 8, 2024, the Brest Regional Court began considering Natallia's case. On August 8, 2024, Judge Ruslan Sianko sentenced Natallia to three years and six months' imprisonment in a penal colony.

68-year-old pensioner sentenced to three and a half years in prison for helping political prisoners

On August 8, 2024, the Brest Regional Court sentenced political prisoner Natallia Malets under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 361-4 (promoting extremist activities) of the Criminal Code. Judge Ruslan Sianko sentenced Natallia to three years and six months in a penal colony.

 
Mail address: Pre-trial detention center No. 6. 225413, Baranavičy, vulica Bresckaja 258B

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