Igor is a Belarusian anarchist who was arrested on the night of 28-29 October 2020 close to Ukrainian border by Belarusian border guards together with Sergey Romanov, Dmitry Rezanovich and Dmitry Dubovski. He was charged with terrorism and illegal possession of firearms. According to prosecutors office he and his comrades organized several arson attacks in Soligorsk and Mozyr against state institutions.
On 22 December 2021, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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Background:
On May 27, 2011 is found guilty of participating in the attack on the Russian embassy in Minsk, the arson of the Belarusbank, the attack on the casino “Shangri La” and the anti-militarist manifestation near the General Staff headquarters and was sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment for group disorderly conduct and intentional destruction of property, however, he was pardoned by the president on August 22, 2015.
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