Volha Sheuchyk
Date of birth: 16 November 1992
Date of detention: 6 March 2022
Charges indicted:
Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge
Art. 389 of the Criminal Code — Threat to a judge or lay judge
Sentence: unknown
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Mikalai Dolia
Prison: Penal colony No. 4
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Volha Sheuchyk was detained on March 6, 2022. She was taken into custody on charges under Part 1 of Article 342 (‘organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them’), and Articles 369 (‘insulting a government official’), 389 (’threatening a judge’), and 391 (‘insulting a judge’) of the Criminal Code for participating in peaceful protests and expressing her opinions.
