Maksim Dashuk held in custody since 9 January
Maksim’s mother told that
he has been kept in the Zhodzina jail since 9 January. That day Zinkevich, an
investigator of the Savetski District Police Department of Minsk, came to their
home and presented the warrant for arrest of Mr. Dashuk for an alleged
violation of the rules of serving his penalty.
It’s quite strange, because his last personal restraint term ended back in
September 2010. Bear in mind that Maksim Dashuk is a figurant of the ‘case of 14’ that was instigated in
connection with the protest rally held by the Belarusian entrepreneurs in
central Minsk
in January 2008.
On 28 May 2008 Maksim (under age at the time) was found guilty upon Article 342
of the Criminal Code, ‘group actions that grossly violate the public order’ and
sentenced to 1.5 years of personal restraint without direction to an open
penitentiary institution. On 23 February 2009 he was presented charges upon
Article 415 of the Criminal Code, ‘evasion from serving penalty’. On 15 June
2009 sentenced to 15 months of personal restrain, which means that the term of
the personal restraint ended in September 2010.
The circumstances of his detention will be found by a lawyer. His mother expresses a special concern with the state of his health, saying he has an illness that is incompatible with his stay in custody.
