Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex37 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBrest, Brest region
Held atPenal Colony No. 22
CategoryOther
StatusDetained
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Maksim Solap is a former engineer at the Brest Information Computing Center for the Belarusian Railway. He is being prosecuted for allegedly calling for sanctions against Belarus, which authorities claim harms national security. He is currently on the lists of terrorists and extremists.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Максім Солап — былы інжынер Брэсцкага інфармацыйнага вылічальнага цэнтра Беларускай чыгункі. Яго судзяць за заклікі да санкцый, што, паводле ўладаў, накіраваны на прычыненне шкоды нацыянальнай бяспецы Беларусі. Ён уключаны ў спісы тэрарыстаў і экстрэмістаў.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-361
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
February 26, 2025
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
ViasnaCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Maksim Solap (PPW case cmmjmihm). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmihm7003k1vya8tc3cdow. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/maksim-solap).
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