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Russian RT interviewed Roman Protasevich
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Roman Protasevich, who is being held by the Belarusian security forces, in an interview with a Russian agency, admitted to his involvement in the “coup”.
The founder of the Nexta Telegram channel Roman Protasevich, who is being held by the Belarusian security forces, announced his involvement in the “coup attempt” in Belarus. About this he said in an interview with RT on Wednesday, August 11.
“Probably yes. I sincerely believed in what I was doing. And I did it not at all for the sake of what the opposition comes to later, including now. too much believed in some ideals, which, unfortunately, in real life are much less than I thought, “- answered Protasevich when asked whether he considers himself a” co-author “of the revolution attempt.
Protasevich also said that he was in the Azov battalion, as he wanted to work as a war photographer.
“I got there because I was looking for a way to go, work in the war. Because for many years, and even after, I wanted to work, including as a military journalist, to work at the front, and so on. This is what attracted me. And even my arrival in Ukraine, in Azov, was simply due to the fact that I managed to agree that I was just a photographer. With this unit … “, the detained Belarusian oppositionist explained.
At the same time, he called the accusations from the so-called “LPR” that he was killing someone with outright delirium.
“I don’t know, to be honest, what they were convinced of. The statements they made were quite lengthy. suited people, for some amount, which, of course, is outright nonsense, “- said Protasevich.
“Moreover, I have never even been to the territory of the“ LPR ”. Therefore, I think it is better to ask them these questions. As for other aspects, first of all, I have repeatedly cooperated with the investigation. And let’s Let’s be honest. If there were any questions to me on this line, I probably wouldn’t have been sitting here either, and I would have had completely different charges. Besides, you know, this is an incident that happened … I returned more at the end of 2015. And after that I had searches, and meetings with the same GUBOPiK (Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption – ed.), and so on. Honestly, it was somewhat strange for me to observe that it’s just that propaganda used this negative image to a large extent. Although everyone understood perfectly well that if there were questions to me about this, I would have sat down even then, in 2015, in 2016, “Protasevich summed up.
Recall that Protasevich accused in organizing riots, organizing actions that grossly violate order, and inciting social enmity and discord.
It was also reported that Alexander Lukashenko said that representatives of the “LPR” separatists interrogated the Belarusian blogger Roman Protasevich, who participated in the anti-terrorist operation in Donbass.
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