Aliaksei Barodka is a lawyer at the Minsk Regional Bar Association, he represented clients in politically motivated cases. He has been charged with 'inciting hatred and enmity'. The details of his case are unknown as his lawyer could not share relevant information for fear of breaching the non-disclosure notice. After his arrest, the lawyer's profile was removed from the website of the Belarusian Republican Bar Association and his licence was revoked. He was sentenced to six years' imprisonment.