The owner of the bar «Banki-butilki», on the terrace of which a street concert of the Minsk singer Meriem Gerasimenko took place on August 3. Among the songs performed by the singer were the works of the Ukrainian group «Okean Elzy» — at least the track «Obiimi». Fans posted videos on social networks. The singer was detained on August 3, 2022.
The next day after the concert, checks from the sanitary station and the Ministry of Emergency Situations came to the «Banki-butilki» bar. And later the owner of the bar was detained Andrey Zhuk. On the evening of August 5, it became known that he was given 30 days of arrest. Since then, he has not been released. In addition, his wife, Maria Zhuk, has also been detained.
The detained spouses have two minor daughters.
