In June 2020, Mikhail Chumakou left a comment on Odnoklassniki under a post by Olga Karach with a photo showing Ihar Volnich, a traffic police inspector of the Hantsavichy District Department of Internal Affairs, pressing the head of a detained participant of a "solidarity chain" to the asphalt with his knee. In court, Mikhail explained that he could not hold back his emotions when he saw the picture.
In February 2022, Mikhail was found guilty in a criminal case opened under the article "Insulting a representative of the authorities". The hearing was held in a simplified procedure and lasted 45 minutes.
Released in May 2024 after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
