Maksim Zaitsau
sentenced to 24 months of penal colony and large fine
Date of birth: 15 March 1985
Date of detention: 1 December 2022
Charges indicted:
Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Siarhei Maruchak
Prosecutor: Natallia Shastachuk
Prison: Penal colony No. 15
Maksim Zaitsau worked as the head of a department at the regional drug clinic in Brest.
On February 14, 2023, the Brest District Court sentenced him to 24 months of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Besides, he must pay a fine of 100 fine units (approx. USD 1.310 as of February 2023).
Judge Siarhei Maruchak found Maksim Zaitsau guilty under Part 1 of Art. 368 ('Insulting the president of Belarus') and Art. 369 ('Insulting a government official') of the Criminal Code. Prosecutor Natallia Shastachuk supported the state prosecution.
The trial started on February 3, 2023. Before the trial, Zaitsau was in custody for 2.5 months.
It is known that he has a three-year-old child.
