Maksim Pauliushchyk

served full term, released

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 21 November

Date of detention: 20 October 2020

Charges indicted:

  • Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism committed by a group of persons

Sentence: 2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 25 May 2022

Judge: Yuliya Blizniuk

Prosecutor: Alina Kasiyanchyk

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Maksim Pauliushchyk. Photo: tut.by

Maksim Pauliushchyk was detained for painting the phrase "We Will Not Forget" on a pavement near the memorial to Aliaksandr Taraikouski, who was killled during the post-election protests.

Maksim was charged under Part 2 of Art. 339 (hooliganism) and Part 2 of Art. 218 of the Criminal Code (intentional destruction or damage to property committed in a socially dangerous manner and causing damage on a large scale).

On December 8, the Frunzienski District Court of Minsk sentenced Maksim Pauliushchyk to two years in prison.

Pauliushchyk served his sentence in full and was released at the end of May 2022.

 

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