In June 2022, Stepan was found guilty of, according to the prosecution, leaving an offensive comment on a Telegram channel addressed to a police officer.
In February 2025, a court hearing was held in absentia as part of a special proceeding to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
22.06.2022
Trial outcome 22.06.2022
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, court of the Oktyabrsky district of Grodno
22.06.2022
Status change
Released pending appeal
~01.09.2022
Status change
Forced emigration
24.02.2025
Regime change trial 24.02.2025
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions (trial in absentia), court of Leninsky district of Grodno