Dmitry, an entrepreneur and former police officer, was arrested in July 2021 and sentenced to 12 days of administrative arrest. He was not released after serving his sentence and was transferred to a pretrial detention center on August 4 of that year as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in such actions."
On November 16, 2021, Dmitry was found guilty of "calling for protests and leaking security forces' data" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in October 2022, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
