Maksim Siliuk
sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison; released after serving full sentence
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 16 December 1987
Date of detention: 26 November 2020
Charges indicted:
- Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism committed by a group of persons
- Art. 309 of the Criminal Code — Intentional disrepair of a vehicle or communication lines
Sentence: 2 1/2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 1 February 2023
Judge: Aliaksandr Semianchuk
Prosecutor: Maryna Tarasiuk, Alena Tsikhanovich
Cases: Protests in Brest, Rail sabotage
Maksim Siliuk is a resident of Brest.
He was detained on November 28, 2020 in the case of blocking railways and hanging police effigies. Siliuk was charged under Part 2 of Art. 339 ('Hooliganism') and under Art. 309 of the Criminal Code ('Intentional disabling of a vehicle or communication lines').
Siliuk was convicted for spray-painting a protest slogan on an outdoor concession stand and installing a metal wire on the railways, as a result of which an electric train was delayed for 16 minutes.
On May 18, 2021, the Lieninski District Court of Brest sentenced Siliuk under Part 1 of Art. 309 and Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code to 2 years 6 months of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
Siliuk served his sentence in colony #17 in Škloŭ, Mahilioŭ region.
He served his full sentence and was released on February 1, 2023.
