Maksim Remezau

Prisoner

Date of birth: 17 September 1980

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group
  • Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code — Participation or preparing to participate in hostilities on foreign soil by a Republic of Belarus citizen

Sentence: unknown

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Prison sentence start date: 16 November 2024

Judge: Viktoryia Paliashchuk

Prison: Penal colony No. 1

Cases: Donations

Groups: IT specialists

Notes: War in Ukraine

Maksim Remezau

Maksim Remezau was charged under Part 2 of Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code (participation on the territory of a foreign state in an armed formation or armed conflict, military actions, recruitment or preparation of persons for such participation) and Part 1 of Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code (financing extremist activities). The case was considered by Judge Viktoryia Paliashchuk from July 31 to August 5, 2024.

 On October 25, 2024, he was included in the list of citizens of Belarus, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 1. 211440, Navapolack, vulica Techničnaya 8

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