Pavel Maksimau

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 30 January 1995

Date of detention: 5 May 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them

Sentence: 3 years

Penalty: restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")

Date of release: 23 September 2022

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Pavel Maksimau

Pavel Maksimov was detained on May 6, 2022, convicted three times under an administrative case, and then placed in pre-trial detention on a criminal charge under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (group actions grossly violating public order) for participating in protests in 2020.

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