Volha Lotsmanava

Date of birth: 15 December 1972

Date of detention: 23 January 2024

Charges indicted:

Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus

Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 8

On January 23-24, 2024, Volha Lotsmanava was detained during a law enforcement raid that targeted relatives of political prisoners and people who expressed solidarity in various ways. She is charged under Article 361 (calls for actions aimed at harming the national security of the Republic of Belarus) of the Criminal Code.

Mail address: Pre-trial detention center No. 8. 222163, Žodzina, vulica Savieckaja 22A

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