Minsk City Court rejects UCP leaders’ appeal

January 31, BPN. The Minsk City Court has upheld the guilty verdict against the United Civic Party (UCP) leaders, the UCP press office reported.

In early November 2022, a district judge in Minsk sentenced UCP Chair Mikałaj Kazłoŭ to two and a half years in prison. UCP Minsk chapter head Aksana Alaksiejeva was sentenced to 18 months in prison, and a former deputy chair, Antanina Kavalova, to one year.

Authorities accused them of participating in 2020 protests. At least 13 UCP members are behind bars.