Maksim Siarheyenka
sentenced to 3 years in prison
Date of birth: 26 March 1983
Date of detention: 19 April 2021
Charges indicted:
Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism committed by a group of persons
Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 29 February 2024
Judge: Dzmitryi Sasnouski
Prosecutor: Artsiom Nalivaika
Maksim Siarheyenka is an ambulance driver from Mahilioŭ.
He was first detained on November 24, 2020, and placed in a temporary detention center on suspicion of hooliganism. Siarheyenka was later released on bail.
He eventually faced charges under Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism committed by a group of persons) and under Art. 368 of the Criminal Code (insult to the President). Siarheyenka, together with Volha Klimkova and Siarhei Skok, were accused of making six effigies with "cynical inscriptions and images of high-ranking officials", placing them on overpasses near the city, taking photos and distributing pictures on the Internet. A total of nine people were detained in this case.
It was decided to consider the criminal case in the town of Kruhlaje. At the first meeting, on March 31, the trial was classified. On April 19, 2021, Klimkova and Skok were sentenced to 3.5 years each, and Siarheyenka to 3 years in a general-security penal colony.
Maksim is scheduled to be released from prison on February 29, 2024.
