Sviatlana Paluektava
sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment
Date of birth: 27 February 1986
Date of detention: 3 May 2023
Charges indicted:
Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 2 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Alena Novikava
Prison: Penal colony No. 4
In July 2023, Sviatlana Paluektava was convicted under Article 342 ('Organization and preparation of or active participation in actions grossly disrupting public order'), Article 368 ('Contempt of the president of Belarus'), and Article 369 ('Contempt of a public official') of the Criminal Code and sentenced to two years and six months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
