Viktar Boika

actor

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 7 June 1984

Date of detention: 28 August 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: 3 years

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Groups: Cultural workers

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Viktar Boika is an actor and casting director. He is being held in pre-trial detention since August 2022. Boika was charged with ‘active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order’ under Article 342 of the Criminal Code.

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