Maksim Yarashenka

sentenced to 1 1/2 years in penal colony

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 27 October 2004

Date of detention: 10 May 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
  • Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
  • Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 23 June 2023

Judge: Mikalai Dolia

Notes: Detained juveniles

On the list of “terrorists” (Money transfers are prohibited)

Maksim Yarashenka was a minor at the time of his arrest. He was detained in Homieĺ on May 10, 2022.

On January 30, 2023, Maksim Yarashenka was found guilty under Part 1 of Article 130 ('Incitement to other social hatred')Article 369 ('Insulting a government official'), and Article 391 ('Insulting a judge') of the Criminal Code, and sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment in a general security penal colony.

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