Volha Kolas

in custody

Former prisoner

Date of detention: 10 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

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

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

Judge: Tatsiana Fiadchuk

Volha Kolas is 37 years old. She is from Fanipaĺ, Minsk region. She was arrested in mid-May 2023 and placed in Prison #8 in Žodzina, Minsk region.

Volha Kolas is charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code ('Active participation in actions grossly disrupting public order').

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