Natalia Zhigar's case is allegedly related to her support for people held in pretrial detention. Before retirement, she worked in the Brest Court office.
Before the trial, the woman was under house arrest.
The case was heard in the Grodno Regional Court. It was initially sent back for revision .
Judge Valery Romanovsky began hearing Natalia's case on August 19, 2024, and hearings continued on September 20, 24, and 30.
On December 27, 2024, the Supreme Court heard Natalia's appeal.
On March 19, 2026, she was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
