Foreign Minister Vladimir Makay, in an interview with Kommersant, commented on the situation with the detention of Russian Sophia Sapgy, after landing the Ryanair aircraft in Minsk.
According to Makeya, the decision on the further fate of Sapiega will be made by the Belarusian Court at the end of the investigation of its case. “The investigation should show who she really is what actions undertakes whether these actions caused the detriment of Belarus, the Belarusian people, which specifically is its crime. This will tell the court,” the minister said.
On May 23, the airline Ryanair airlines flying from Athens to Vilnius made an emergency landing in Minsk after mining reports. On board the creator of the Telegram channel NEXTA Protasevich was detained with his girlfriend, Russian Safie Sappa. In Belarus, Protasevich is accused of creating extremist formation and calls to mass riots after the presidential election in August 2020, and the Sarega – in inciting hostility.