Before the verdict, the Gerasimenko spouses were free on bail of 200 basic units each. In the first case, it amounted to 8,000 rubles, in the second - 7,400 rubles, which indicates that they were assigned a preventive measure at different times.
The Gerasimenko spouses were accused of participating in one of the protests in Minsk in 2020. They admitted guilt and noted that they took part in the event out of curiosity; they said that they took pictures with white-red-white flags, which they took from strangers in the crowd.