Volha Matskevich
sentenced to 1 1/2 years of imprisonment
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
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'.
