Alina Muratava

sentenced to 1 year in prison, released

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 1 December 1993

Date of detention: 26 January 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism committed by a group of persons

Sentence: 1 year

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 19 February 2022

Judge: Aliaksandr Semianchuk

Cases: Protests in Brest, Rail sabotage

Alina Muratava was involved in the case of blocking railways and hanging police effigies. She was charged under Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism).

She was placed under house arrest on January 26, 2021.

Muratava was convicted for hanging an effigy with a sign reading “OMON” (“riot police”).

On May 18, the Lieninski District Court of Brest sentenced Muratava under Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code to 1 year in a general-security penal colony.

Alina served her sentence in full and was released on February 19, 2022.

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