Natallia Burakouskaya

Political prisoner

Date of detention: 27 September 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
  • Art. 243 of the Criminal Code — Evasion of taxes and fees

Sentence: 3 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Viktar Shautsou

Prison: Penal colony No. 4

Groups: Lawyers and attorneys

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Natallia Burakouskaya

Natallia Burakouskaya was a lawyer and partner in Parada+partners. She was disbarred. 

She was sentenced to three years' imprisonment by the Minsk District Court under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code (organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them) and Part 2 of Article 243 of the Criminal Code (tax evasion). The case was considered by Judge Viktar Shautsou from November 2 to December 1, 2023.

 
Place of detention: Penal colony No. 4. 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3

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