Maksim Lebedzeu
sentenced to 1 1/2 years
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 24 June 1983
Date of detention: 15 February 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 1 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Maksim Lebedzeu was convicted at Frunzienski District Court of Minsk for participation in several protests under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code (group actions that grossly violate public order). At the trial, he pleaded partially guilty. The court sentenced him to 18 months in a penal colony, although the prosecutor asked for 24 months.
Maksim has been in custody since 15 February.
