Former political prisonersPardoned

Maxim Sergeevich Fedorovich

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Maxim is the coordinator of the "Angel " search team . He previously worked as a technologist at Minsk -Kristall , but completely changed his life after joining the movement in 2017 following the extensive search for Maxim Markhaliuk in Belovezhskaya Pushcha.

He was convicted of nine counts in the "Gayun case." He has health problems.

At the time of his arrest, Maxim’s child was 1 year and 3 months old.

On March 19, 2026, he 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).

Sentences

Trial outcome 07.10.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 500 basic values fine.
Appeal 28.11.2025
the sentence was upheld.

Involved in repression

Igor Grigorievich Kenyukh
Igor Grigorievich Kenyukh
Overseers21 january 1980
Place:
IVS Okrestina
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Overseers16 november 1982
Place:
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Maxim Sergeevich Fedorovich
In custody:
Case categories:
The Gayun Case
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
30.10.1991
Number of children:
1
Was held in:
Turma №4, Mogilev, Krupskaya 99A, 212011
Articles:
Groups:
Parents of minors
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2025
  2. ~16.05.2025

    Transfer

    IVS Okrestina — In custody

  3. 07.10.2025

    Trial outcome 07.10.2025

    3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 500 basic values fine, Minsk Regional Court

  4. 23.10.2025

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody

  5. 28.10.2025

    Transfer

    Turma №4 — In custody

  6. 28.11.2025

    Appeal 28.11.2025

    the sentence was upheld, Supreme Court