Sergei, an assistant to the head of a Minsk organization, was arrested in September 2020 at his home for participating in a protest against presidential election fraud and violence against civilians that took place in Minsk on August 11, 2020. He was convicted of "participating in mass riots" and also on drug-related charges.
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On September 7, 2020, he was detained at his residence. According to the medical examination report, at the time of his arrest, he was in a state caused by the use of psychotropic substances; mephedrone was detected in his system. During a search of his apartment, law enforcement officers found a powdered substance. Investigators later concluded that Sikorsky also sold the same substance to a 46-year-old resident of Mogilev.
During the closing arguments, the state prosecutor requested the court to award Sikorsky:
- Under Part 1 of Article 328 of the Criminal Code – 2 years of imprisonment;
- Under Part 3 of Article 328 of the Criminal Code – 7 years' imprisonment and a fine of 300 basic units. By combining the penalties under the two parts of Article 328, the total sentence is 7 years' imprisonment;
- Under Part 2 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code – 5 years of imprisonment.
The final sentence is 9 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony and a fine of 300 basic units.
