Maksim Mikulich
sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 18 July 1979
Date of detention: 17 August 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
Prison sentence start date: 18 March 2022
Date of release: 15 August 2023
Judge: Alena Kaptsevich
Prosecutor: Mikalai Dziatsel
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Maksim Mikulich was arrested on August 17, 2021, together with former riot police officer Maksim Klimovich for participating in last year's protests.
Mikulich was charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (organization or active participation in group actions, grossly violating public order).
On November 29, 2021, the Zavodski District Court of Minsk sentenced Mikulich to three years of restricted freedom in an open penitentoary ("khimya"). The political prisoner was released to wait for an appeal hearing.
Maksim has been serving his sentence since March 18, 2022.
On September 4, 2023, it was reported that the political prisoner served his sentence in full and was released from jail.
