Maksim Smirnou
Charges indicted:
- art. 188 of the Criminal Code — Defamation
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Judge: Yauhen Brehan
Addresses of prisons:
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