Volha Sheuchyk 

Prisoner

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

On the list of “terrorists” (Money transfers are prohibited)

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.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 4. 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3

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