Former political prisonersPardoned

Maksim Vasilyevich Hrytchanka

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

He was sentenced to imprisonment and held in ST-4.

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 date unknown
unknown.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.

Involved in repression

Dmitriy Nikolaevich Strebkov
Dmitriy Nikolaevich Strebkov
Overseers19 march 1977
Place:
Turma №8
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Dmitry Vladimirovich Aleshkevich
Dmitry Vladimirovich Aleshkevich
Overseers23 may 1983
Place:
Turma №8
Type:
Correctional officer
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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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Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Overseers16 november 1982
Place:
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Maksim Vasilyevich Hrytchanka
In custody:
Hometown:
Smalyavichy
Birthday:
09.01.1989
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2025
  2. ~13.05.2025

    Trial outcome date unknown

    unknown, Minsk City Court

  3. ~13.05.2025

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody

  4. ~10.07.2025

    Transfer

    Turma №8 — In custody

  5. ~22.07.2025

    Appeal date unknown

    unknown

  6. ~04.08.2025

    Status change

    In custody