Belarusian The arrest of journalist Roman Protasevich, forcibly landing a passenger plane flying over Belarus in Minsk, caused widespread outrage in the world, but concerns about the journalist ‘s safety and the conditions in which he found himself were raised in TV “interviews” and even at a press conference.
Roman Protasevičs, former editor and journalist of the opposition Telegram channel Nexta, flew on May 23 was settled in Minsk, Belarusian authorities on the basis of what they have received the threat of an explosion by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
No explosives were found on the plane, but Protasevičs and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega were detained and could not continue their journey. In the West, it was believed that Protasevich’s arrest was the target of the operation, and the official Minsk version of the incident proved to be false in relation to a number of allegations.
There are calls in the West and from the Belarusian opposition for the immediate release of Protasevich and Sapega, but the Alexander Lukashenko regime appears to have other plans to use the detainee for its own propaganda purposes, continuing to cultivate protests against itself as an externally organized conspiracy rather than popular dissatisfaction with the election results. falsification and brutality of security authorities.
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