Illia Trakhtenberg

former BSU student, served full term, released

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 10 October 2001

Date of detention: 12 November 2020

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 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 30 November 2022

Judge: Maryna Fiodarava

Prosecutor: Anastasiya Maliko, Raman Chabatarou

Cases: Student case

Groups: Students

Illia Trakhtenberg

Illia Trakhtenberg is an expelled student of the BSU's Faculty of Mathematics. On November 12, his home was searched and the guy was detained as part of a criminal case under Art. 342, Part 1 of the Criminal Code (organization or participation in group actions that gravely violate public order).

Illia later faced formal charges. He was first taken into custody in the KGB pre-trial prison, but then was transferred to pre-trial detention center No. 1.

On July 16, 2021, Trakhtenberg was sentenced to two years and six months in prison.

The political prisoner served his sentence in full and was released on November 30, 2022.

 

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