The man was accused of swearing after drinking alcohol with a friend near a store after being detained by Smorgon District Department of Internal Affairs officers, including at Lukashenko for the fact that Belarus did not recognize the independence of Abkhazia.
Yuri has been convicted three times and has been repeatedly brought to administrative responsibility.
According to human rights activists , he was released in the spring of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
