Artem was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest on September 13, 2020 in Brest. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them. Artem himself claims that he supports Lukashenko's policies, and he was detained because he jokingly went out into the street in a white-red-white flag while intoxicated.
According to human rights activists, he was released in June 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
