Maksim Sarychau

served full term, released

Date of birth: 12 December 1990

Date of detention: 9 July 2021

Charges indicted:

Art. 369 of the Criminal Code β€” Insulting a government official

Sentence: 1 year

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

Prison sentence start date: 9 July 2021

Date of release: 6 July 2022

Maksim Sarychau was convicted by the Slonim District Court under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting a local police officer in a Telegram chat.

He was sentenced to one year of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary ("khimiya").

Sarychau was sent to serve his sentence on July 9, 2021. At the time of arrest, Sarychau's wife was expecting a baby.

According to the information available to human rights defenders, Maksim should have been released in July 2022.

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