Sviatlana Khromava
educator, sentenced to 2 years in jail
Former political prisoner
Date of birth: 3 April 1977
Date of detention: 22 December 2021
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 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 29 August 2023
Judge: Maryna Klimchuk
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Groups: Teachers
Sviatlana Khromava is subprincipal of Gymnasium No. 42 in Minsk.
She was detained together with her daughter Yana on December 22, 2021, in a criminal case on group actions grossly violating public order (Article 342 of the Criminal Code).
On December 30, she was transferred to pre-trial detention center.
On April 12, 2022, the Lieninski District Court of Minsk considered the case of Sviatlana and Yana Khromava. Judge Maryna Klimchuk found them guilty and sentenced both to two years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. It is known that they were accused of participating in three protest rallies.
