Nadyezhda Kukonos was detained by police at the Vitebsk regional cour. On it were two protocols for disorderly conduct and disobeying a lawful demands of law enforcement. According to police, the journalist was drunk, but the examination did not confirm their suspicions.

Nevertheless, October district court judge Vitebsk Elena Protas has recognized a woman guilty of violating two articles of the Administrative Code and punished her with a fine of 3 million rubles. Nadyezhda Kukonos disagreed with the court's decision and appealed it. Vitebsk regional court judge's decision Protas was canceled and returned to the October district court for a new trial by another judge.