Maksim Kurouski

sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 21 October 1981

Date of detention: 28 July 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code β€” Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 20 May 2024

Judge: Natallia Vakulchyk

Groups: Law enforcement officers

Maksim Kurouski was convicted of ‘insulting the president’ under Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code and sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment in a penal colony.

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