Dmitry was found guilty on September 3, 2021, of "desecration of state symbols" for tearing down two state flags in June 2021: one from a Euroopt store building and one from a kindergarten in the Zavodskoy District of Minsk. He was sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility, and he began serving his sentence in late September.
In January 2022, Dmitry was convicted again of "insulting a government official" for a comment left under a photograph of Interior Ministry spokesperson Olga Chemodanova. The final sentence was determined by combining the lesser sentence with the more severe one.
He was released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence.
