Anton Maliuha

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 28 December 1988

Date of detention: 3 March 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities
  • Part 1 of Article 375-1 of the Criminal Code — Illegal collection of information constituting state secrets

Sentence: 3 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 9 November 2024

Judge: Mikalai Sianko

Notes: War in Ukraine

Anton Maliuha

Anton Maliuha was sentenced in a closed session to three years of imprisonment on charges of promoting extremist activity under part 1 of Article 361-4, part 1 of Article 375-1 of the Criminal Code for transmitting information about the location of military units on the territory of Belarus to Ukraine and sending texts to a Telegram channel.

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