The leader of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya accused the special services of Belarus of hijacking a Ryanair plane in order to detain the founder of the Nexta telegram channel Roman Protasevich.

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The politician noted that the security forces, risking the lives of dozens of passengers, urgently landed a plane to crack down on the editor of the largest Belarusian independent Telegram channels.

“Only for this he was recognized as a terrorist, and only for this now Roman can face the death penalty in Belarus,” Tikhanovskaya said..

She also stressed that her headquarters appealed to the Ryanair office and the International Civil Aviation Organization with a demand to investigate this incident "

“From today, not a single person flying over Belarus can be sure of his safety.. After all, the regime is abusing the rules of air traffic in order to capture those who disagree, ”summed up Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.

Ryanair airliner with Protasevich on board made an emergency landing at Minsk National Airport. In his native Belarus, a journalist faces the death penalty.