Sviatlana Kupreyeva
friend of Viktar Babaryka's family and coordinator of his nomination group in one of the districts of Minsk, released
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 9 February 1962
Date of detention: 11 June 2020
Charges indicted:
- Art. 243 of the Criminal Code — Evasion of taxes and fees
Date of release: 12 October 2021
Sviatlana Kupreyeva is a friend of Viktar Babaryka's family and the coordinator of his nomination group in one of Minsk districts. On June 11, her home was searched and the woman was taken to the KGB for questioning, after which she was remanded in custody. On June 15, her and her mother's apartment was searched again and property was siezed. Svatlana was only allowed to receive the essentials four days after the detention.
During the arrest, the financial police officers said that Sviatlana Kupreyeva was suspected of committing a crime under Part 2 of Art. 243 of the Criminal Code (tax evasion on a particularly large scale).
On October 11, 2021, Kupreyeva was released from pre-trial detention, but remained under travel restrictions as part of the case.
