President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday, May 25, will make a statement on an incident with a forcibly planted in Minsk by the Ryanair aircraft, on board which was the creator of the Telegram channel NEXTA Roman Protasevich. This is reported close to the presidential press service Telegram-channel “Pool of the First”.
“Lukashenko will contact a statement about all that is happening,” the channel says.
On May 23, the airline of the Ryanair airline, following the route Athens – Vilnius, made an emergency landing in Minsk after reports of mining received from Minsk airport. To accompany the aircraft, the Fighter MiG-29 of the Air Force of Belarus was raised. Immediately after landing, Belarusian security forces detained on board the Roman Protasevich. Later, the Belarusian side stated that information on mining came on behalf of the Palestinian movement Hamas.
Protasevich in Belarus is accused of creating extremist formation and calls to mass riots after the presidential election in August 2020. He may threaten up to 15 years in prison.
In the European Commission called the incident with the landing of the aircraft unacceptable. The head of international diplomacy of the EU Jozep Borrel demanded an international investigation. Russia called the internal affairs of Belarus.