Maxim was found guilty of "aiding extremist activity" for developing software that could encrypt files on a user's computer. On January 18, 2023, he sent the program he had created to the "Cyberpartisan" chatbot, and on January 28, he provided them with "program activation instructions," a set of drivers for developing software designed to filter the file system. During the trial, Maxim fully admitted his guilt.
Former political prisonersForced emigration
Maxim Mikhailovich Nebozhin
- 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 11.11.2024
4 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.Involved in repression

Angelica Nikolaevna Danilova
MoreJudges17 october 2026
- Place:
- Minsk Regional Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 11.11.2024

Svetlana Alekseevna Baranova
MoreJudges17 october 2026
- Place:
- court of Borisovsky district
- Type:
- Administrative case
- Date:
- 01.03.2024

Alexei Viktorovich Bolotov
MoreJudges17 october 2026
- Place:
- court of Borisovsky district
- Type:
- Administrative case
- Date:
- 15.03.2024

Dmitriy Nikolaevich Strebkov
MoreOverseers19 march 1977
- Place:
- Turma №8
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility

Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
MoreOverseers20 april 1978
- Place:
- SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility

- In custody:
- from ~13.02.2024 to 11.11.2024
- Hometown:
- Borisov
- Birthday:
- 26.08.1996
- Articles:
- Promoting extremist activitiesPromotion of extremist activity committed repeatedly or by a group of persons
- Groups:
- IT staff
- 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
- 2024
~13.02.2024
Transfer
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody
01.03.2024
Administrative court
Administrative arrest (15 days), court of Borisovsky district, judge Svetlana Alekseevna Baranova
15.03.2024
Administrative court
Administrative arrest, court of Borisovsky district, judge Alexei Viktorovich Bolotov
30.04.2024
Transfer
Turma №8 — In custody
~05.11.2024
Transfer
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody
