Artsiom Makavei
Prisoner
Date of birth: 11 April 1999
Date of detention: 27 January 2024
Charges indicted:
- Article 358-1 of the Criminal Code — Agent activity
Sentence: 6 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Mikalai Sianko
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 7
Groups: Cultural workers
Notes: Foreign citizens, War in Ukraine
Artsiom Makavei is a Ukrainian citizen who has been residing in Belarus since 2009. He was employed as a DJ in Brest, Kobrin, and Minsk in recent years. It is likely that Artsiom Makavei was detained on January 27, 2023, at his home in Kobrin.
On May 15, 2024, the Brest Regional Court handed down a six-year prison sentence against Artsiom Makavei. The case was considered by Judge Mikalai Sianko. The specifics of the charges remain unclear, as the trial was conducted in closed session.
