Political prisoners

Maksim Valerievich Remezov

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Maxim graduated from the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics with a degree in network engineering. He began his career at the Minsk Electromechanical Plant, then worked as a programmer at IBA and Netland. In 2022, he took the position of system architect at A1.

He was detained and convicted in August 2024 under the articles “financing extremist activity” and “financing or other material support for war.”

Sentences

Trial outcome 05.08.2024
6 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 18.10.2024
unknown.

Once the sentence takes effect, you can only write letters to the prisoner. Under Art. 85 of the Penal Code of Belarus, convicts cannot receive money transfers from anyone other than close relatives. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, support the family directly if this option is available on the prisoner's page.

Involved in repression

Victoria Vasilevna Poleshchuk
Victoria Vasilevna Poleshchuk
Judges19 september 1989
Place:
Minsk Regional Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
05.08.2024
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Dina Valentinovna Kuchuk
Dina Valentinovna Kuchuk
Judges11 february 1974
Place:
Supreme Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
18.10.2024
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Ruslan Hikmetovich Mashadiev
Ruslan Hikmetovich Mashadiev
Overseers26 september 1981
Place:
IK-1
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Overseers20 april 1978
Place:
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Who else is held in IK-1

Maksim Valerievich Remezov
In custody:
Case categories:
DonateAnti-war campaigns
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
17.09.1980
Mailing address:
IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
Articles:
Groups:
IT staff
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2024
  2. ~03.06.2024

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody

  3. 05.08.2024

    Trial outcome 05.08.2024

    6 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Minsk Regional Court

  4. 18.10.2024

    Appeal 18.10.2024

    unknown, Supreme Court

  5. 16.11.2024

    Transfer

    IK-1 — In custody