Maxim Yuryevich Seniv
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Maxim Yuryevich Seniv
Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Seniv Maksim Yuryevich is an employee of state bodies involved in the persecution of citizens who expressed disagreement with the Lukashenko regime and spoke out against the falsification of the presidential elections of the Republic of Belarus in 2020. Responsible for the criminal inaction of the prosecutor's office and the refusal to initiate criminal cases against law enforcement officers guilty of using violence, damaging property and killing civilians. Acted as a state prosecutor in a politically motivated case against 19-year-old anarchists Nikita Yemelyanov and Ivan Komar, convicted of participating in a protest against the falsification of the presidential elections in 2020. Requested 7 years in prison for each.
Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Seniv Maksim Yuryevich is an employee of state bodies involved in the persecution of citizens who expressed disagreement with the Lukashenko regime and spoke out against the falsification of the presidential elections of the Republic of Belarus in 2020. Responsible for the criminal inaction of the prosecutor's office and the refusal to initiate criminal cases against law enforcement officers guilty of using violence, damaging property and killing civilians. Acted as a state prosecutor in a politically motivated case against 19-year-old anarchists Nikita Yemelyanov and Ivan Komar, convicted of participating in a protest against the falsification of the presidential elections in 2020. Requested 7 years in prison for each.
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Nikita was detained in October 2019 and convicted of attacks on the buildings of Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 and the Minsk City Court in Minsk in solidarity with political prisoners. He was initially sentenced to 7 years in prison, but after an appeal, the term was reduced to 4 years. In May 2020, Nikita was transferred to prison regime.
In March 2022, he was convicted again of “malicious disobedience to the demands of correctional authorities,” a charge often applied to inmates who refuse to cooperate with prison authorities. In March 2023, he was transferred back to prison mode.
Throughout his imprisonment, Nikita is constantly under pressure. He is often sent to solitary confinement, where he is kept in isolation for dozens of days. He is deprived of visits from his family, his correspondence is restricted, and his personal belongings are confiscated. In response to the harsh conditions of detention, Nikita protests with hunger strikes and by refusing to comply with the administration's demands. He is also regularly subjected to penalties for minor violations, such as refusing to clean the courtyard or for inter-cell communication.
Three months before his release, in February 2025, Nikita had another court hearing on charges of “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional facility,” as a result of which he was sentenced to another year of imprisonment.
By December 2024, Nikita had spent a total of 568 days in solitary confinement, including 2 months of continuous isolation.
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Ivan was arrested in October 2019 and convicted of attacks on the buildings of Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 and the Minsk City Court in Minsk in solidarity with political prisoners. He was initially sentenced to 7 years in prison, but after an appeal, the term was reduced to 3.5 years. In February 2021, he was transferred to prison until the end of his sentence.
He was released on parole on January 29, 2022. According to the document issued upon release, his term of imprisonment was reduced by 1 year as part of the amnesty of May 15, 2020. The remaining part of the term was taken into account according to the scheme: 1.5 days in a pretrial detention center for 1 day in a penal colony.