Vera Mamoika
Christian musician, sentenced to 2 1/2 years of restricted freedom
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 4 December 1992
Date of detention: 1 February 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: Viktoryia Shabunia
Groups: Cultural workers, Priests and religious people
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Vera Mamoika is a Christian musician. She was detained together with her husband, Andrei Mamoika, the elder at the New Earth Baptist Church.
The reason for the arrest was their photos made during the 2020 protests and published on the Internet. A criminal case was opened against the Mamoikas under the notorious Article 342 of the Criminal Code ('Active participation in group actions grossly breaching public order'). First, they were placed in a temporary detention center and then transferred to a remand prison.
The Mamoikas are also known as musicians. They took part in the recording of several albums of Christian music.
On April 20, 2023, the Centraĺny District Court of Minsk tried the case of the spouses. Judge Viktoryia Shabunia sentenced them to two years and six months of restricted freedom under home confinement.
