Maksim Tsishkevich
sentenced to 2 years in prison, released after serving full sentence
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 3 November 1994
Date of detention: 21 April 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 10 March 2023
Judge: Dzmitryi Karsiuk
Prosecutor: Artsiom Tsviatkou
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Maksim Tsishkevich was sentenced to 24 months in a general-security penal colony in a criminal case of 'group actions that grossly violate public order' (Article 342 of the Criminal Code).
According to the indictment, on the night of August 9, 2020, Maksim Tsishkevich joined other protesters in central Minsk, where he walked on the roadway, shouted slogans, clapped his hands loudly, waved his arms, and showed offensive signs to police officers.
Tsishkevich served his sentence in penal colony #3 in Vićba, Viciebsk region.
In March 2023, the political prisoner was released.
