Sergei was convicted in the summer of 2024 for "slandering Lukashenko" and sentenced to restricted freedom in an open facility.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
06.05.2024
Status change
In custody
09.05.2024
Status change
House arrest
15.07.2024
Trial outcome 15.07.2024
4 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, Drahichyn District Court
15.07.2024
Status change
Released pending appeal
20.08.2024
Appeal 20.08.2024
the sentence was upheld, Brest Regional Court
