July 7 on Twitter on behalf of Protasevich a video was posted from a walk, where the author asks to ask him questions. One of the users asked Protasevich to give a sign if he writes messages on social networks under control. He suggested writing two dividing marks in a row as such a signal. Later, in one of Protasevich’s tweets, two hyphens in a row appeared instead of a dash.
From the end of June Protasevich and his girl Sofia Sapegu, detainees in Minsk after emergency landing flight Ryanair, translated from SIZO The KGB Belarus under house arrest.
At the same time aboutpositional Belarusian edition TUT.BY recalls that in Belarus, transfer to house arrest, as a rule, provides for isolation from society, including a ban on using the Internet.
Context:
The Belarusian special services detained Protasevich and Sapieha on May 23, when they were flying from Athens to Vilnius. The aircraft made an emergency landing in Minsk in connection with the report of an allegedly explosive device on board… Sapega and Protasevich were arrested and recognized as political prisoners.
On the evening of May 24 a video with Protasevich appeared, in which he says that he is in remand prison No. 1 in Minsk, cooperates with the investigation and gives confessions “on the fact of organizing mass riots in Minsk.” In Europe, it was noted that on the face of a journalist traces of beating were visible.
On June 3, an hour and a half “interview” by Protasevich appeared on the pro-government ONT channel. In it, the oppositionist, in particular, said that pleaded guilty in a criminal case about organizing mass riots, said that does not want to “get into politics” anymore, as well as commented on rumors of alleged participation in the Azov battalion. At the same time, on his hands traces were visible injuries.
On June 14, Protasevich appeared at a press conference organized by the Belarusian Foreign Ministry. It repeated several times that no one beat him, he feels good, and said he believed “real hostages of the situation” their parents and Sapieha.
Countries ES, USA, Canada, Ukraine and other states condemned the actions of the Belarusian authorities and called for the immediate release of the detainees.
The prosecution of Protasevich is associated with the Telegram channel NEXTA. The public gained widespread prominence last summer thanks to its lighting and coordination protestswhich began after the announcement presidential election results.
Protasevich impute three articles Of the Criminal Code of Belarus: inciting social enmity and discord, organization of riots, organization of group actions that grossly violate public order. Sapega is accused in participation in mass disorders and incitement of social enmity and discord.
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