According to the channels supporting the current government in the Republic of Belarus, he was detained for participating in protest actions.
Detained in March, since then, after another administrative term, a new protocol was drawn up and Vitaly was re-detained again. After three months of imprisonment in «Okrestina», he was transferred to the pre-trial detention center-1 «SIZO-1» («Volodarka»).
Vitaly's former cellmate from «Volodarka» said that he was immediately charged with participating in one march. But before the case was closed, he was charged under part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code - his comments for August 2020 were found on the Internet.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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