confirmed by numerous witnesses. Regardless and contrary to the facts, the judge charged him a fine of 2,100,000 rubels (then equal to more than 1,000 Polish złoty). According to Grażyna Szałkiewicz, who gave testimony of Igor's innocence, the judge raised her voice and behaved aggressively towards her and the defence. In early July 2011, Bancer was arrested and charged the following day for "taking part in an illegal gathering on the 28th of June"; this resulted in a conviction and 10 days of arrest. He once again decided to go on a hunger strike in response to his unfair treatment. On 1 June, in 2012, Igor was stopped and arrested for 13 days after picketing in defence of the Polish School in Grodno. Since 2015, after receiving intimidating phone-calls from the militsiya with threats of forced expulsion from the country, Bancer has been focusing more on pursuing his musical calling while making ends meet. 2020 protests and 2021 sentencing When the 2020 Belarusian protests escalated following the publication of falsified election results on the evening of 9 August 2020, police forces reportedly actively looked for Igor and detained him once he was found. Immediately after being incarcerated, Igor started a hunger strike. Initially his wife and friends, as well as his lawyer, were unable to establish contact with him due to a lack of information from the authorities. He was beaten twice during his time in arrest, but eventually released after 72 hours in detention. As the protests continued in Grodno, all opposition gatherings were eventually outlawed; on 24 August, Bancer was arrested alongside other anarchist and antifascist demonstrators for taking part in peaceful protest. He was given 10 days of arrest, while his peers were given 7, and once again initiated a hunger strike. Although he was released following the 10 days, police officers came to Bancer's house late on the evening of 20 October to arrest him yet again. This time his apartment was searched and his notebook was seized as well. What set this incident apart from the others was that the local authorities followed it up with disinformation, claiming that Igor showed his genitals to law enforcement as part of his performance protest in front of the police station; a recording from the incident shows him only lowering his trousers to reveal a thong and no frontal nudity could be seen at all. This fabrication was