He was arrested in September 2024 and convicted twice under administrative law (Part 2, Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus). A criminal case was subsequently opened. He was most likely held in Pretrial Detention Center No. 6 before his trial.
After graduating from university in 2010, he joined the police. He served as a district police officer and in the juvenile affairs inspectorate. He rose to the rank of senior lieutenant and was dismissed at the very end of 2014. The reason given was "due to misconduct." He then set up a business as a sole proprietor and engaged in logging.
When exactly the trial took place and how it ended is unknown. Strizhich likely received a prison sentence (on political charges).
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2026.
