Sergei, the leader of the Minsk rock band "Banderol," who also writes music and lyrics for the band, was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In October 2022, he was found guilty of inciting hatred or discord and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in February 2023, having fully served his sentence.
