Maksim Shaulinski

sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom, released

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 19 June 1988

Date of detention: 24 July 2021

Charges indicted:

  • art. 188 of the Criminal Code — Defamation

Sentence: 2 years

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

Date of release: 16 September 2021

Judge: Mikalai Drahunou

Notes: Pardon / amnesty

Maksim Shaulinski is a resident of Orša sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom in an open correctional facility (“khimiya”) under Art. 188 of the Criminal Code (libel).

On September 16, 2021, the convict was pardoned and released.

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