Maksim Yarashenka
sentenced to 1 1/2 years in penal colony
Date of birth: 27 October 2004
Date of detention: 10 May 2022
Charges indicted:
Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge
Sentence: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 23 June 2023
Judge: Mikalai Dolia
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Maksim Yarashenka was a minor at the time of his arrest. He was detained in Homieĺ on May 10, 2022.
On January 30, 2023, Maksim Yarashenka was found guilty under Part 1 of Article 130 ('Incitement to other social hatred'), Article 369 ('Insulting a government official'), and Article 391 ('Insulting a judge') of the Criminal Code, and sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment in a general security penal colony.
