Natallia Taran
sentenced to 3 1/2 years of imprisonment
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 21 April 1948
Date of detention: 9 August 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
- Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 3 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 August 2024
Judge: Volha Serakova
Notes: Health issues, Pardon / amnesty, Retirement age
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Évelyne Perrot, Member of the French Senate
Natallia Taran was convicted of ‘insulting and slandering Mr. Aliaksandr Lukashenka’ and ‘insulting a government official’ under Part 1 of Art. 368, Part 2 of Article 367, and Article 369 and sentenced to 3.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
