Maksim Palianski

sentenced to 2.5 years of restricted freedom

Prisoner

Date of birth: 26 May 1989

Date of detention: 14 June 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")

Prison sentence start date: 20 December 2022

Judge: Dzmitryi Bahdanovich

Prosecutor: Anastasiya Yurkoits

Prison: Open correctional facility No. 6

Maksim Palianski has a higher education and works for JSC Belelectromontazhnaladka, which is engaged in service maintenance of energy and production facilities. He has minor children as dependents. He was convicted under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code ('Insulting a government official') for a commentary towards a law enforcement officer posted on the Internet.

His case was considered by the judge Dzmitryi Bahdanovich. Anastasiya Yurkoits acted as the state prosecutor.

On October 11, 2022, the Astraviec District Court found Palianski guilty under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code ('Insulting a government official') and sentenced him to two and a half years of restricted freedom in an open-type penal facility.

Since December 20, 2022, he has been serving his sentence at open-type penal facility #6.

Mail address: Open correctional facility No. 6. 225889, Brest region, Kobrin district, Lushchyky

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