1. Maxim Znak was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Belarusian authorities.
13 Facts About Maxim Znak
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Maxim Znak obtained his PhD in Law from the Belarusian State University.
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Maxim Znak provided legal support for presidential candidate Viktar Babaryka, who was jailed in June 2020 during the Lukashenko 26-year presidency of Belarus, prior to the 2020 Belarusian presidential election.
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Maxim Znak is one of the members of the presidium of the Coordination Council of Belarus that aims to help coordinate a transition to democracy in Belarus.
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Maxim Znak was detained by supporters of Lukashenko just two days after the forced deportation of his colleague and the former opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova.
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Maxim Znak was kidnapped by masked men and did not attend the press conference.
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Maxim Znak's colleagues stated that he was detained in Minsk and that he had texted the word "masks" to them after his abduction.
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Maxim Znak has been briefly described as a "missing person".
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On 9 November 2020 Maxim Znak's attorneys announced that his detention had been extended to 9 January 2021.
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On 9 March, Maxim Znak's attorney announced that his pre-trial detention had been extended through 9 May 2021.
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The attorneys of Kalesnikava and Maxim Znak were under a nondisclosure agreement.
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Maxim Znak explained that the court sessions were closed because the authorities did not want the public to know that 'the charges are not reality based'.
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On 6 September 2021, Maxim Znak was sentenced to 10 years in prison.