Former political prisonersReleased

Dzianis Aliaksandravich Maksimau

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Denis was arrested in October 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.

In October 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.

He was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence.

Sentences

Trial outcome 26.10.2022

2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 200 basic values fine.

Involved in repression

Anastasia Pavlovna Popko

Judges13 december 1984

Place:: Minsk City Court
Type:: Court of First Instance
Date:: 26.10.2022

Igor Grigorievich Kenyukh

Overseers21 january 1980

Place:: IVS Okrestina
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

Dmitriy Nikolaevich Strebkov

Overseers19 march 1977

Place:: Turma №8
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

Dmitry Vladimirovich Aleshkevich

Overseers23 may 1983

Place:: Turma №8
Type:: Correctional officer

Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize

Overseers9 january 1981

Place:: IK-2
Type:: Correctional officer

In custody:
Case categories:: Zeltser's case
Hometown:: Minsk
Birthday:: 27.04.1994
Was held in:: IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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Timeline

2021
01.10.2021
Transfer
IVS Okrestina — In custody
10.10.2021
Transfer
Turma №8 — In custody
2022
26.10.2022
Trial outcome 26.10.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 200 basic values fine, Minsk City Court
19.12.2022
Transfer
IK-2 — In custody
2023
11.03.2023
Status change
Released