Maksim Karankou
Former political prisoner
Date of birth: 13 August 1981
Date of detention: 1 October 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Sentence: 2 1/2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Date of release: 1 May 2024
Judge: Sniazhana Kindzeyeva
Maksim Karankou was sentenced on December 1, 2021, in the Kastryčnitsky District Court of Viciebsk under Article 369 of the Criminal Code. He was sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to correctional facility No. 55.
He was included in the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.
