Palina Savich

in custody

Date of birth: 18 January 1994

Date of detention: 30 March 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: 2 1/2 years

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

Judge: Volha Yemelyanchanka

Palina Savich was arrested on March 30, 2023, together with her father Mikhail. It is known that a few days later her mother Irina was also arrested.

The whole family is now in Prison #8 in Žodzina, Minsk region.

Palina Savich and her parents are charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code ('Active participation in actions grossly disrupting public order').

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