In Belarus, told about threats to knock Ryanair aircraft with passengers on board. This is a member of the Presidium of the Coordination Council of the Belarusian Opposition, the former Minister of Culture Pavel Latushko wrote in his Telegram channel.
According to him, it was reported to the national anti-crisis management that the civilian aviation authorities of Belarus – the airport dispatchers of Minsk-2 airport threatened to apply violence against the aircraft. Latushko noted that it was for these purposes that the fighter MiG-29 was raised into the air.
The Belarusian oppositionist also called the actions of the authorities of the country “Act of State Terrorism”, which requires an immediate response from the international community.
On May 23, the airline Ryanair, who followed the route Athens – Vilnius, made an emergency landing in Minsk after mining reports. On board the creator of the Telegram channel NEXTA Roman Protasevich was detained.
Shortly after that, Protasevich’s colleague deleted his pages on Facebook and Instagram. They decided to eliminate the pages to protect the personal correspondence of the detainee from law enforcement agencies.
The NEXTA project covered the protests against the presidential elections in Belarus in August 2020, he was recognized as a foreign extremist organization and prohibited, and its creators Stepan Putilo and Roman Protasevich were listed in the list of persons involved in terrorist activities. They are accused of organizing mass riots, as well as in the actions aimed at the “initiation of social hostility” in relation to representatives of the authorities and security forces.