From August 12 to 14, 2020, Evgeny was a member of an opposition group on the Telegram messenger.
In early July 2021, he was summoned to the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption, where he was given a warning and then released. Subsequently, searches were conducted at his residence, during which equipment was seized.
From August 5 to 8, 2021, Yevgeny was held in a temporary detention facility in Gomel. During this period, conditions included the absence of a mattress, warm clothing, and food parcels, as well as regular nighttime wake-ups every two hours for check-ups. He was prohibited from sitting or lying down during the day, and was kept in solitary confinement for the entire duration of his stay.
GUBOPiK officers exerted pressure, including threats of placement in a pre-trial detention facility and the possible removal of the child and placement in an orphanage.
Evgeniy was forced to leave the country with his family.
