Persecuted for political reasonsForced emigration

Maksim Ramanovich Shabutski

A former police officer and blogger who started his channel in the spring of 2020. As Maxim himself reported, he lived in hiding until 2022, after which he managed to leave Belarus for Poland. At the end of 2022, Maxim joined Kalinovsky's regiment under the call sign "Hawking." In 2023, Shabutsky submitted a resignation letter for personal reasons.

In September 2025, it became known that a special case had been opened against Maxim; he was charged under 18 articles of the Criminal Code.

Sentences

Trial outcome date unknown
19 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 3500 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
Maksim Ramanovich Shabutski
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
07.01.1984
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Timeline

  1. 2022
  2. ~02.05.2022

    Status change

    Forced emigration

  3. 2026
  4. ~20.05.2026

    Trial outcome date unknown

    19 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 3500 basic values fine (trial in absentia), Grodno Regional Court