This opinion in the comment The public said the journalist and former hostage of the DPR militants Stanislav Aseev, who was being held in the underground prison Izolyatsia.
“I think it was sincere. Perhaps the only sincere thing in this interview. He was just brought to this state. But it has nothing to do with what he said during this. That is, the words and the rational side of this interview, which they prepared him to some extent – this is one thing. And the fact that a person was simply brought to such a state, realizing that he does not know what will happen to him and what will happen to his girlfriend, how it will all end, and he must It is very difficult to say such words about the people with whom I worked yesterday. Therefore, I think that these are really sincere emotions, “he said.
Assev recalled that in 2018 he himself gave an interview to the Russia 24 TV channel.
“In fact, they put me in that chair for an interview, not with threats that“ we’ll torture you now, beat you in “Izolyatsia”. They said: “You have a mother here, do not forget about it, and now you can just see her in the next cell.” I think that exactly the same argument, only regarding his girlfriend, was applied to Roman. And the fact that we can see some elements of physical violence – I emphasize that exactly the elements, because we do not know at all what is with his body there, perhaps he is all blue in fact under his shirt, under his trousers, but even what can already be seen is due to the fact that they simply enjoyed the fact that they finally caught such a person and simply had to somehow get lost on him, “the journalist added.
About the disappearance of Aseev in occupied Donetsk it became known on June 7 2017. At the end of July of the same year DPR militants confirmedthat they “arrested” the journalist and opened a “criminal case” against him for espionage.
On August 17, 2018, the Russia 24 channel aired a program in which Aseev admits to work for the Main Intelligence Directorate Ministry of Defense of Ukraine with the call sign Norman. He said that he was in the Donbass battalion, voluntarily went to cooperate with intelligence, and one of the goals was supposedly to collect materials for the future novel.
On October 22, 2019, information appeared that “court” in ORDLO “sentenced” Aseev to 15 years colonies of a strict regime. December 29th Aseev returned to Ukraine as part of the held person exchange between Ukraine and militants “DPR” and “LPR”.
An hour and a half “interview” by Protasevich aired on the pro-government channel ONT on the evening of June 3. In it, an opposition journalist, in particular, said that pleaded guilty in a criminal case about organizing mass riots, said that does not want to “get involved in 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.
The team of the leader of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said that Protasevich – “hostage in the hands of terrorists”. “This is not a film, but a recording of the result of the torture, and thus the regime testifies against itself, “said Tikhanovskaya press secretary Anna Krasulina. Advisor Tihanovsky Franak Vyachorka said that Protasevich is “hostage to the regime. “
Father Protasevich expressed confidence that his son was forced say everything that was said in an interview with ONT. He also drew attention to the fact that Roman was not allowed a lawyer, but television was allowed.
The British Foreign Office said that “the interview was clearly under duress”.
On May 23, a Ryanair plane flying from Athens to Vilnius made emergency landing ostensibly due to reports of mining (later no explosives were found on board). “To escort” the plane on behalf of Alexander Lukashenko, who considers himself President of Belarus was raised fighter of the Belarusian Air Force.
After checking the board, the Belarusian special services removed from the flight and detained Protasevich and his girlfriend, a Russian woman, Sofya Sapega (in Minsk, several more people got off the plane, in Ryanair suspects they were KGB agents Belarus, Lukashenka denies). Them recognized as political prisoners.
According to Belarusian media, Protasevich impute three articles Of the Criminal Code of Belarus with a maximum sanction of up to 15 years.
On the evening of May 24 a video with Protasevich appeared, in which he says that he is in a pre-trial detention center 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.
The prosecution of Protasevich is associated with the NEXTA Telegram channel. The public gained wide recognition last summer thanks to its lighting and coordination protests in Belarus.
Countries ES, USA, Canada, Ukraine and other states condemned the actions of the Belarusian authorities and called for the immediate release of the detainees.
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