Pro-government channels claim he was detained accidentally—for wearing a phone case with the words "Pray for Belarus" in English and images of national symbols. After his arrest, videos from the protests were allegedly found on Dmitry's phone, as well as photos from a street chat where he offers people designs for protest stickers.
It is known that the guy has been involved in swimming for a long time and has the rank of candidate for master of sports.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned following another visit to Minsk by John Cole, US President Donald Trump's special representative (among a group of 235 prisoners retained in Belarus). He served his sentence under home confinement.
