According to the activist Igor Postnov, at a visiting session of the court of the Oktyabrsky district of Mahiloŭ Sergei Ryzhov was sentenced to three years in prison. Before that the prisoner was serving his sentence in a penal colony.

The court session on the case of Sergei Ryzhov, which was held in the assembly hall of Mahiloŭ penal colony №15, held behind closed doors. The room was not allowed even the mother of the prisoner, 78-year-old woman, an invalid of the second group.

At the court hearing, and barely had time to Viciebsk lawyer Alexander Safonov, because they only came to the courthouse, learned that the meeting suddenly made visiting.

According to Igor Postnov, Sergei Ryzhov almost a year held in a punishment cell, but were unable to break down.

According to the lawyer, to Sergey Ryzhov listed mostly minor violations, such as improperly seasoned bed or refusal welcome. But, according to Igor Postnov concluded become involved in the administrative responsibility after he told his mother about the threats to him with physical violence and gave information about the absence of medical care and mortality in the colony. As the same Igor Postnov, the prison administration has promised to Sergey Ryzhov did not refer the case to the court, provided that his mother refuses to appeal, written at the end of last year.

Recall, a resident of Viciebsk Sergey Ryzhov is the founder of the unregistered Conservative Party "Belaya Rus". In 2010, he claimed to be a candidate for the post of President of the Republic of Belarus, but withdrew due to an insufficient number of signatures in his support. In April 2014 he was sentenced to six and a half years of imprisonment in a penal colony for hooliganism and sexual assault. Sergey Ryzhov Supporters believe that the criminal case against him was fabricated.