Maksim Kamkou

Prisoner

Date of birth: 12 December 1981

Date of detention: 15 January 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official

Sentence: 1 1/2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Judge: Vital Lapko

Prosecutor: Siarhei Shynkevich

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