Zlata Filipenka
athlete, in custody pending trial
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 29 October 2002
Date of detention: 24 March 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: 2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Judge: Volha Yemelyanchanka
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Zlata Filipenka is a 'candidate for master of sports' in biathlon and cycling. She studies at the Belarusian State Aviation Academy at the Civil Aviation Faculty.
She was arrested on March 24, 2023, as a defendant in a criminal case under Article 342 of the Criminal Code ('Active participation in actions grossly disrupting public order').
Her trial is to begin on May 30, 2023, in the Saviecki District Court of Minsk. Judge Volha Yemialyanchanka is to try the case.
