Evgeny was arrested in August 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and was remanded in custody pending trial.
In December 2021, he was convicted of participating in post-election protests and blocking roads in Minsk in 2020 and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.
He was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence.
