According to the indictment , Maksim Kurovsky intentionally posted obscene and offensive messages about President Lukashenko in a Telegram chat.
An expert examination found that the messages contained a negative assessment of the head of state and degraded his honor and dignity. Moreover, he used the Belarusian language. Former investigator of the Pruzhany District Department of the Investigative Committee. He retired from service in 2020.
On June 12, 2024, he was released after serving his full sentence as assigned by the court.
He was arrested again and convicted in 2025.
In the fall of 2026, it became known that Maxim had been released.
