Natallia Sialiakh

sentenced to restricted freedom

Prisoner

Date of detention: 17 January 2023

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: unknown

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Judge: Andrei Mlechka

Prison: Open correctional facility No. 25

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Natallia Sialiakh was convicted for participation in protest actions under Article 342 of the Criminal Code ('Organisation of or active participation in actions grossly disrupting public order'). She was sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral to an open-type penal institution (the exact sentence is to be clarified). Her case was heard in the Frunzienski District Court of Minsk on September 9, 2022.

Natallia Sialiakh has been serving her sentence since January 17, 2023.

Mail address: Open correctional facility No. 25. 231707, Hrodna, vulica Lienina 12a

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