Dmitry was first detained after a protest on August 9, 2020, in Zhlobin. He was released after three days in police custody and then went to work in Russia. He was detained again in May 2021 at the request of Belarusian authorities, and extradited to Belarus in January 2022.
In May 2022, Dmitry was found guilty of "violence or threat of violence against a law enforcement officer" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence.
