Maksim Sambros

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 24 November 1998

Date of detention: 24 January 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
  • Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Judge: Raman Krylovich

Maksim Sambros is from Fanipaĺ, Minsk Region. He was detained on January 24, 2023. Sambros was charged with 'active participation in group actions grossly breaching public order' (Article 342 of the Criminal Code).

He was placed in a remand prison.

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