Volha Matskevich

sentenced to 1 1/2 years of imprisonment

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 10 April 1985

Date of detention: 20 November 2022

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: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Prison sentence start date: 10 February 2023

Date of release: 3 April 2024

Judge: Katsiaryna Murashka

Cases: Protests in Minsk

The Maskoŭski District Court of Minsk sentenced Volha Matskevich to 18 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of Belarus ('Group actions grossly disrupting public order').

On February 24, 2023, Volha Matskevich was included in the 'List of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens, and stateless persons involved in extremist activities'.

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