Maxim was arrested in March 2021 and convicted twice for “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order.”
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Former political prisonersReleased
Maksim Igorevich Elkanov
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre
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Sentences
Trial outcome 18.06.2021
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.Final verdict by partial addition:
1 year 7 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.Involved in repression
Irina Ivanovna Kurbatskaya
MoreState prosecutors6 september 1980
- Place:
- Court of the Central District of Gomel
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 18.06.2021
Sergey Aleksandrovich Solovsky
MoreJudges1 august 1985
- Place:
- Court of the Central District of Gomel
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 18.06.2021
Vadim Sergeevich Bobyrev
MoreJudges17 october 2026
- Place:
- Rechitsa District Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
Alexander Vladimirovich Kornienko
MoreOverseers9 january 1978
- Place:
- IK-17
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Alexander Vladimirovich Lobanov
MoreOverseers30 december 1981
- Place:
- IVS Rechitsa
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
- In custody:
- from 09.03.2021 to 29.07.2022
- Case categories:
- Protests Gomel 2020Rechitsa protests 2020
- Hometown:
- Rechica
- Birthday:
- 30.07.1991
- Was held in:
- IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
- Articles:
- Organization of group actions grossly disturbing public order
- Marks:
- Control of a person's financial transactions, restrictions on crossing the Belarusian border, a 5-year ban on military service and public office after the conviction is expunged, etc.
Timeline
- 2021
09.03.2021
Transfer
SIZO-3 — In custody
18.06.2021
Trial outcome 18.06.2021
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Court of the Central District of Gomel
~29.10.2021
Transfer
IVS Rechitsa — In custody
~01.11.2021
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Rechitsa District Court
~18.11.2021
Transfer
IK-17 — In custody