Maksim Dzhumaniyazau

Prisoner

Date of birth: 30 January 1983

Date of detention: 9 January 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: unknown

Judge: Volha Serakova

Prison: Penal colony No. 3

Notes: Health issues

Maksim Dzhumaniyazau was convicted under Articles 368 and 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting Aliaksandr Lukashenka and a government official. He was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

Maksim has been suffering from severe mental illness since childhood. He requires special medical care.

On June 23, 2023, he was added to the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 3. 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba

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