Andrei, a former history and social studies teacher from Smorgon with nearly 20 years of experience, showed his 11th-graders a video in March 2021 titled "The Constitution Has Gone Into Prostitution!" featuring a logo deemed extremist in Belarus. One of the students filmed it on his phone and posted it in a family chat. Afterward, Andrei was fired and a criminal case was opened under the article "Slander against Lukashenko." In August 2021, he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
In January 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
