Valery Raukouski

Former political prisoner

Date of birth: 3 July 1992

Date of detention: 23 September 2024

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code β€” Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

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

Judge: Alena Zhyvitsa

Valery Raukouski was arrested along with his wife Anastasiya Ilnitskaya for their participation in the 2020 protests. They are charged under Part 1 of Article 342 (organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them). It is known that he is detained in pre-trial detention center No. 1.

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