Roman was found guilty in June 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on VKontakte addressed to Sergei Solovyov, deputy head of the Soligorsk District Department of Internal Affairs, and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.
The prison administration recorded Roman's lateness to a lecture, sleeping under a bunk, and refusal to clean as violations of the "chemistry" regime. A court hearing was held in February 2022 on these reports, following which he was transferred to a penal colony.
He was released in January 2023, having fully served his sentence.
