Pavel was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the articles "training or otherwise preparing individuals to participate in mass riots, or financing such activities" and "creating or participating in an extremist group." He was placed in pretrial detention pending trial.
In May 2022, he was convicted of creating a closed Telegram chat room and sentenced to imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony.
He was released in the fall of 2025, having fully served his sentence.
