Belarusian Piotr Markelov, who now lives and studies in the Czech Republic, held an action in the IKEA furniture store in Prague in November.

He chopped up the bedside tables, poured paint over them and through the loudspeaker announced in English that he was reacting in this way to the

Markelov was ordered to pay 205,658 Czech crowns, which is equivalent to almost 8,500 euros, to the store.

"For 10 years, IKEA used forced unpaid labor in Belarusian colonies, including political prisoners.

As long as such companies support Lukashenka's regime, I cannot return home.

IKEA must pay!”

- this is how Piotr Markelov commented on his November action.

The representative office of IKEA denies that it used the labor of prisoners.

The police detained Markelov, but released him six hours later.

He posted the court decision in his case today on his Instagram